Investigation underway after man in wheelchair found on fire later dies

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) — Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man who was found on fire while in a wheelchair.

According to officers with the Metro Nashville Police Department, a passerby saw a man in a wheelchair on fire on Church Street and 20th Avenue North around 2 a.m. on Feb. 5.

The police department and emergency personnel with the Nashville Fire Department responded to the scene, along with staff from nearby Ascension St. Thomas Hospital…

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