NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A man was arrested after Metro police officers investigated a deadly shooting Saturday morning on 1500 block of Bell Road.
22-year-old Caleb Harney of Murfreesboro is charged with criminal homicide in what police say was a road rage-related shooting.
The victim has been identified Tuesday as 30-year-old Nashville resident Olabode Enitan.
Police say Harney was driving a Nissan Altima on Bell Road toward the Hickory Hollow area shortly before 9:30 a.m. when there was a roadway altercation with a Chevrolet Camaro. Enitan was a passenger in the Chevrolet.
The Camaro reportedly cut off the Altima and Harney began following the Camaro. The driver of that car slammed on the brakes, causing the Altima to rear end the Camaro. The driver sped off, and Harney continued after them. Later, the Camaro struck another vehicle near Brookview Estates Drive and veered off the roadway and Harney also veered off the roadway.
Police report that Harney said the victim got out of the Camaro and began yelling and cursing. Harney said when he got out of the Altima, the victim grabbed him around the waist as if he was going to slam him to the ground. Harney said he then pulled a pistol from his pants and shot the victim, fatally wounding him. Harney hid the gun in a nearby field before police arrived, though detectives later recovered the weapon.
Metro Police tweeted about the shooting just before 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
One man is in custody following this morning's fatal shooting resulting from this crash that occurred on Bell Rd near Brookview Estates. Homicide detectives are piecing together what happened. pic.twitter.com/lQHw1zT72Q
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) January 14, 2023
Harney is jailed with a $100,000 bond.
