RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN— Around 4:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon (5/18/2025) a man was found suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was inside a vehicle on Interstate 24 near the Waldron Road exit in La Vergne. Authorities said. He was later pronounced dead.

Rutherford County Sheriff's Office detectives stated that dispatchers received the 911 call reporting the incident. Responding to the scene were deputies, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, La Vergne Police, and Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services paramedics.

Investigators are in the early stages of their probe into the shooting.

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