RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – What began as an ordinary Sunday drive on Interstate 24 in Rutherford County turned into a scene of tragedy and chaos, as traffic came to a complete halt following the discovery of a man shot and killed inside a vehicle.
Just before 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2025, Rutherford County emergency dispatchers received a chilling report: a man was found unresponsive inside a vehicle on I-24 East, near mile marker 64.8 and the Waldron Road exit. Within minutes, the highway transformed into a high-alert crime scene.
When law enforcement and emergency responders arrived, they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside the vehicle. Despite their efforts, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office later confirmed the incident was, indeed, a fatal shooting…