NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Metro Nashville Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting that happened early Sunday morning on Interstate 40 East in South Nashville.
The incident was reported around 2 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 12 near the Fesslers Lane exit of I-40. The eastbound lanes of the interstate were closed to traffic as law enforcement investigated.
1 critically injured after shooting in North Nashville, police say
According to officials, detectives responded to the reported shooting when 26-year-old Uriel Miller was found in the driver’s seat of a Ford Crown Victoria — which was up against the cement barrier dividing the eastbound and westbound lanes — with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. Authorities believe Miller was shot while driving on I-40 East in the vehicle.
Police said the front passenger window appeared to have been shot out and the rear driver’s side window had a bullet defect. In addition, law enforcement reportedly recovered a gun from Miller’s driver’s side door…