NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Metro Police are searching for a man who reportedly exposed himself to a woman at a gas station on Gallatin Pike. It happened October 11.
The woman told police the man first came up to her inside the store and whispered in her ear. After she told him to stop, he followed her to her car at the pump.
That's when police said the man exposed himself and demanded a sex act from the woman. She told police he was carrying a pistol and threatened to shoot her before he fled in a gray Dodge Charger.
Rose Matthews visits the Mapco on Gallatin Pike in Inglewood every day.
"I don’t come up here at night,” Matthews said. “He’s crazy! He would have been shot if I had some of my kin people out here.”
She's keeping her head on a swivel.
"I watch behind me, on the side, in front of me, watch who’s coming on the side of me — everything," Matthews said.
Residents are concerned because a lot of families live in the neighborhood behind the gas station.
Gray Martin recently moved to the area and had no idea this happened.
"We really care about our neighborhood so far, and that’s a little scary," Martin said.
In surveillance photos, the suspect was last seen wearing a Gucci ball cap with red and black sneakers.
For now, the community is keeping its guard up.
"I would hate obviously for my wife to have any interaction with him. If he’s got a gun, if he got the capacity to do things like that, I could see that he’s probably willing to do other things," Martin said.
Anyone recognizing the man is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463. Callers to Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and qualify for a cash reward.
