Resident exchanges gunfire with alleged vehicle burglary suspects at Nashville apartment complex

What This Story Is About

  • A Bellevue resident confronted multiple individuals who were allegedly breaking into his vehicle overnight.

Why It Matters

  • The confrontation led to an exchange of gunfire in the parking lot of an apartment complex.
  • Detectives are working to determine if nearby vehicle break-ins were carried out by the same suspects involved in the gunfire from Tuesday morning.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Metro Nashville Police Department is investigating a potential rash of vehicle break-ins following a shootout early Tuesday morning in the Bellevue area.

MNPD reported that officers responded to the 500 block of Club Parkway at about 1:35 a.m. to investigate a report of gunfire.

They arrived and spoke to a male resident who said he heard the alarm on his vehicle go off, so he came outside to investigate. He told the officers he found multiple individuals near his vehicle, and one fired multiple shots at him. He reportedly returned fire as they ran away…

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