MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — Murfreesboro police say a man was shot and killed in his apartment Thursday night during an apparent robbery. The gunman remains at large.
Officers responded to the shooting around 9:08 p.m. at Northfield Commons on Willowbrook Drive. Police say 24-year-old Mario Santiago Dominguez was killed after he was shot once in the chest.
The preliminary investigation reveals that his roommate was talking on the phone outside the apartment when a man tried to rob him. Police say he went inside, and the suspect banged on the door and tried to get into the apartment.
At some point, the suspect fired a shot through the front door. Dominguez was standing on the other side of the door and was hit by the bullet.
The suspect fled the scene before officers arrived.
If anyone has information about the suspect, please contact Detective Richard Presley at 629-201-5615 or email 0363@murfreesborotn.gov.
