NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nashville detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly tried to rape a woman while she was walking home last Saturday morning.
The 30-year-old woman was walking near the 400 block of 11th Avenue North around 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3 when the Metro Nashville Police Department said a man grabbed her from behind and knocked her to the ground.
Man sought for trying to rape woman who was running on Cumberland River Greenway
The man allegedly tried to remove her clothing, but she screamed and fought back. When a witness began yelling from a parking garage across the street, officials said the suspect walked off.
The incident was reported only about one day before authorities said another man tried to rape a woman while she was running on the Cumberland River Greenway .
The suspect in Saturday’s incident is described as a white man with short blonde hair. He was reportedly wearing a flannel shirt and blue jeans at the time of the incident.