NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Metro Nashville Police Department Gang Unit detectives and other officers arrested a 31-year-old fugitive wanted in a deadly shooting in January at the Hickory Highlands Apartments.
Officers arrested 31-year-old Joseph Dunlap who was indicted on charges of first-degree murder and attempted especially aggravated robbery.
He was found in the Hickory Hollow area of near the Chimney Top Apartments. Gang Unit detectives set up surveillance and spotted Dunlap. They chased him on foot before taking him into custody.
Dunlap is accused of killing 28-year-old Golden Hairston in the parking lot of the apartment complex on January 7. Police say Hairston was outside his car talking to another man when a black SUV pulled up and shots were fired. Hairston was hit and fell to the ground.
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