Update Nov. 6, 2025:
Federal prosecutors have now charged Marcos Palacios-Amaya with unlawful gun possession as a convicted felon, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Officials say his criminal cases will move forward in both federal and state courts.
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Update (5:45 p.m.):
Metro Police say the man seen earlier Wednesday carrying a rifle inside Plaza Mariachi has been identified as 24-year-old Marcos Palacios-Amaya, a convicted felon on probation out of Rutherford County.
Investigators say over the course of roughly 80 minutes, Palacios-Amaya fired a stolen AR-15 rifle from a red Nissan sedan at several locations across South Nashville, including the Plaza Mariachi parking lot, nearby shopping centers, and a neighborhood off Waikiki Boulevard.
Victoria Osborne was leading a Workship City Collective Event inside one of Plaza Mariachi's open areas when the incident occurred.
She described what she and others attending the service saw during the incident.
"He just walked straight in through the door. He took a right, went down that first aisle, walked out the other side, and that's when he got in his car," Osborne said. "He looked like he was probably looking for somebody, but got in his car, began to do wheelies around the parking lot or spinning around, and then shot his gun up into the air."
Officers spotted Palacios-Amaya's vehicle around 10:10 a.m. on Antioch Pike near Harding Place and initiated a pursuit that ended near Dodson Chapel Road and Bell Road, where he surrendered without further incident. The stolen rifle was recovered from his car.
Police say Palacios-Amaya told detectives he fired the shots “to scare people” and had also fired rounds earlier in La Vergne. He now faces multiple felony charges, and federal authorities are reviewing the case for possible additional charges.
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Update (11:45 a.m.) : This man has been taken into custody on Dodson Chapel near Bell Road.
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Metro Police are asking for the public to be on the lookout for a man who was seen carrying a gun inside Plaza Mariachi on Nolensville Pike on Wednesday.
According to police, the man reportedly fired shots from a red Nissan Sentra while driving in the South Nashville area near Waikiki Boulevard.
If you see him, you're asked to call police immediately.
Do you have more information about this story? You can email me at kelly.broderick@newschannel5.com.
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