NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The suspect in a shooting over the weekend that left a 50-year-old woman dead was arrested on Tuesday by Metro police.
Nerika Patton, 42, has been charged with criminal homicide and gun possession by a convicted felon in connection with the shooting of 50-year-old Shereca Waters, according to Metro police.
According to police, Waters was shot at 87 Fain Street around 11:30 p.m. by Patton during an argument that turned physical. Waters reportedly punched Patton in the face at least once before Patton pulled a gun and shot her.
Patton fled the scene before officers arrived.
Waters was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and died shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday.
Patton was arrested on S 4th Street by detectives with the Metro Police Department's Specialized Investigations Division. Patton reportedly told investigators that she threw the gun used in the shooting into the Cumberland River because she had a previous felony charge from a robbery in 2008.
Patton is being held without bond as of Tuesday evening, pending a hearing.
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