NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man who had been on the run after a deadly shooting in Nashville for six years has been arrested in connection with another shooting.
According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, 28-year-old James C. Jones was indicted for the February 2019 deadly shooting of 23-year-old Dashawn Elliott, who was killed during a game of dice in an apartment on 9th Avenue North.
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Jones had been on the run for six years when he was arrested for another shooting that occurred on Saturday, Dec. 13, on West Trinity Lane where a man suffered a non-critical injury, authorities said.
According to the MNPD, Jones was at a Christmas party on Dec. 13 when he got into a physical altercation and fired one shot at a small group of people. As a result, a 26-year-old man was shot in the leg…