Nashville, TN – Metro Nashville Police are investigating a late-night interstate shooting that left a college student critically injured on one of the city’s busiest highway interchanges.
According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD), the shooting occurred Sunday night on Interstate 65 northbound near the Interstate 40 interchange, just after 8 p.m. The victim was identified as Andre Bell, 20, a student at Fisk University from Jackson, Tennessee.
Police said Bell was driving when his vehicle was struck by gunfire. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he remains in critical condition. The motive for the shooting has not yet been determined.
Investigators believe the shots were fired from another moving vehicle, and evidence at the scene suggests the suspect vehicle may have sustained windshield damage during the incident. No suspect description or arrests have been announced as of Monday.
The shooting prompted a police response along the interstate, briefly impacting traffic near downtown Nashville. Authorities are now asking for the public’s help as the investigation continues.
MNPD is urging anyone who may have been traveling through the area at the time — especially drivers with dashcam footage from just after 8 p.m. Sunday — to come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463. Tips can be submitted anonymously, and a reward is available for information leading to an arrest.
Police emphasized that even small details or video clips could be critical in identifying the suspect vehicle and determining what led up to the shooting.
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