Police have released surveillance photos of the alleged gunman from a late-night homicide in West Nashville.
Officials with Metro Nashville Police said a man was found fatally shot after several neighbors reported hearing gunshots. He was identified as 20-year-old Giovanni Mitchell.
Police said his body may have been dumped from a vehicle on Michigan Avenue near 40th Avenue North at 11:20 p.m.
"I heard three gunshots and it was really loud. I did not pay any attention because I hear gunshots every night,” said neighbor Lizzie Chamberlain.
At 11:22 p.m., police tried to stop Mitchell's car near Charlotte Avenue and 40th Avenue North, but the driver sped away and crashed into a fence near a Metro Public Works building. The driver got out and fled on foot.
Officers immediately deployed K9s in an effort to track down the gunman. A weapon was found nearby.
A carjacking was later reported near Interstate 40 – less than one mile away from the scene. Police said they’re working to determine if the suspect carjacked the driver of a red Camaro.
This gunman is wanted in connection with an overnight murder on Michigan Ave near 40th Ave N. Know him? Call 615-742-7463 for reward. pic.twitter.com/yn0x5J6Twm
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) January 17, 2017
Investigators later released surveillance photos of the suspect taken from a nearby business.
In one of the photos, he can be seen holding a pistol. The video was stamped 11:22 p.m. – just minutes after the man was shot.
Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 615-74-CRIME.
