NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Metro police say a man who was in critical condition after being shot during an argument outside a Jefferson Street market Wednesday afternoon later died at the hospital due to his injuries.
The victim has been identified by Metro police as 33-year-old Marcus Caruthers, who was shot by an unidentified male suspect.
According to police, the argument happened between the suspect and a woman, which started inside the market and then continued outside. Caruthers attempted to intervene when the suspect pulled out a handgun and shot him in the torso.
Caruthers was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in critical condition. Metro police provided an update Wednesday night, stating he died at the hospital due to his injuries.
Police said the suspect took off from the scene in an SUV.
Metro police advise anyone with information about this deadly shooting to call Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.
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Correction: A previous version of this story stated the victim was a woman, which was not correct.
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