NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Metro Nashville Police Department announced that a suspect wanted in connection with a deadly February 2023 shooting was arrested in Atlanta Tuesday night.
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In a Wednesday press release, police said that coordination between the Atlanta Police Department and detectives with the MNPD’s TITANS unit helped lead to the arrest of 36-year-old LaGarrion Blacksmith. He had been charged with criminal homicide, attempted criminal homicide and being a felon in possession of a weapon in October 2023.
Blacksmith’s charges stem from alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 35-year-old Chancellor Eddins outside a Dickerson Pike bar. The MNPD said that Eddins was found outside the bar with fatal gunshot wounds after shots were fired when he left the lounge.
A friend of Eddins was also struck by gunfire. An investigation revealed that Eddins and the friend got into a verbal altercation with Blacksmith before the shooting, police said.
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He has been on the MNPD’s list of “Most Wanted” fugitives multipletimessinceNovember 2023…