The search for a gunman is ongoing in Nashville after a Nashville Electric Service employee was shot and carjacked in East Nashville.
The incident happened around 8 a.m. Monday at the intersection of North 8th Street and Richardson Avenue, located not far from Ellington Parkway.
Officials with Metro Nashville Police said 38-year-old meter reader was walking in the area when she was approached by a man who demanded money. She said she didn't have any, and that's when police said the suspect shot her twice in the leg.
VIDEO: Police say the suspect ditched the stolen NES truck a couple blocks away. He's still on the run @NC5 pic.twitter.com/XL2TRevI8g
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The suspect took off in the NES truck. The vehicle was later found abandoned in an alley near North 6th Street.
The suspect ran across the pedestrian bridge to the area near the Parkway Terrace Public Housing Complex.
The victim was taken to an area hospital and is expected to recover.
Police said the NES worker's bag and other items were left on the pedestrian bridge. They believe he took off on the trails near the apartment complex on the other side of the highway.
A police helicopter and K9 officers were seen searching an area near Ellington Parkway. Metro Police Spokeswoman Kris Mumford said they're investigating whether or not it was an attempted robbery.
Police said the suspect is described as being an African American male, in his late 20s or early 30s, and is about 6-feet tall. He was also described as having a stocky build. He was wearing a white shirt with a blue bandana. The victim told police he had gold grills and neck tatoos.
Several schools, including Glenn Elementary School, KIPP Charter School and Meigs Middle Magnet School, were placed on a lockout; however, that has since been lifted.
Neighbors are concerned over this random act.
Zachary Watson said, "Yes it is it's shocking but at the same time it's kind of a weird feeling but we're starting to become used to this with it being this wild."
Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 615-74-CRIME.
