NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Metro police have identified the suspect in a deadly shooting that happened during an argument outside a Jefferson Street market Wednesday afternoon and are attempting to locate him.
The victim was identified by Metro police Wednesday evening as 33-year-old Marcus Caruthers. On Thursday, Metro police identified the shooter as Christian Ibe, 27, and an arrest warrant for criminal homicide has been issued against him.
According to police, the argument happened between Ibe and an unidentified woman, which started inside the market and then continued outside. Caruthers attempted to intervene when Ibe reportedly pulled out a handgun and shot him in the torso.
Caruthers was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in critical condition and died later that night at the hospital due to his injuries.
Metro police say Ibe fled the scene in an SUV, which was found abandoned on 42nd Avenue North and has been impounded. He was wearing an ankle monitor due to a 2024 domestic violence case, which was illegally removed and recovered on 11th Avenue North.
Metro police advise anyone with information about this deadly shooting to call Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.
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