Crime
Police investigating apparent murder-suicide at Axis Apartments in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department is investigating a tragic incident believed to be a murder-suicide that occurred Monday afternoon at the Axis Apartments, located on Glengarry Drive.
Officers responded to the complex shortly before 4:00 p.m. after receiving an emergency call.
Upon arrival, authorities discovered the bodies of a man and a woman inside an apartment unit.
Both individuals had sustained fatal gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene.
While detectives are treating the case as a domestic-related murder-suicide, the exact circumstances and motive remain under investigation.
Officials have not yet released the names of the deceased, pending full family notifications.
The apartment scene remains secured as members of the Metro Police Department continue their investigation to determine the sequence of events that led to this fatal encounter.
Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
Authorities have identified the man shot and killed Friday afternoon in a parking lot outside a Little Caesars restaurant in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.
The victim has been named as Stevens Jeffrey, 29, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The shooting occurred in the 2600 block of West Cermak Road near Rockwell Street at approximately 1:10 p.m., according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD).
Preliminary reports indicate that Jeffrey was sitting in his vehicle when he was approached by an unknown vehicle.
An armed individual exited that vehicle and opened fire, striking Jeffrey multiple times in the face and body.
Emergency responders arrived on the scene, where Jeffrey was pronounced dead. He was discovered inside his vehicle with his two young children, ages 4 and 6, who were unharmed.
Both children were transported to Stroger Hospital for precautionary evaluation.
The shooting took place in the parking lot of a Little Caesars restaurant, where investigators recovered multiple shell casings and placed numerous evidence markers on the ground.
As of Friday evening, no suspects are in custody, and detectives from the CPD Area Four Homicide Unit are leading the investigation. Police have not released information on a possible motive.
Authorities are urging anyone with information about this homicide to contact Chicago Police or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTip.com.