NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Police say Jeremiah Smith, 14, has been arrested for criminal homicide after shooting and killing Brenden Grady, 14, during an attempted robbery outside 154 N. 6th Street.
On Friday night, Smith was trying to steal Grady's pistol when he shot him. The two did previously know each other, according to police. Smith fled from the scene in a stolen Toyota Tundra pickup truck that was taken with keys on Thursday from Rebecca Street in East Nashville. The truck was recovered overnight from a parking garage on S. 5th Street.
Smith was arrested and is being held at juvenile detention on charges of criminal homicide, vehicle theft, robbery and evidence tampering.
For people of my generation, in our younger days we spent part of our weekends watching music shows like American Bandstand and Soul Train. That was before the age of music videos. Several years before Soul Train was syndicated out of Chicago, another syndicated R&B show was taped in Nashville at NewsChannel 5. Night Train aired in the 60s and included what may have been the first TV appearance for legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Forrest Sanders has another great look back at station history.
-Lelan Statom
