NASHVILLE, TN (WTVF) — Police say 26-year-old Uriel Miller died in the shooting car crash early this morning. He was shot in his shoulder while driving and ended up against the cement carrier on I-40 E.
Miller's Ford Crown Victoria had its front passenger window shot out and its rear driver’s side window with a bullet defect.
There was a gun found in the driver's side door of Miller's car. Police have not said if he fired his gun or not.
The front passenger window appeared to have been shot out. The rear driver’s side window also had a bullet defect.
Metro police are investigating after a man with a gunshot wound died in a crash along Interstate 40 early Sunday morning.
The call came in around 2 a.m. for the crash.
The man was driving on I-40 East, hit a retaining wall under the bridge at Fesslers Lane, and died.
Police say they don't know if the man was shot while driving or if he was shot outside of the car and then got in and drove off. So, there is no word yet on whether there is another crime scene.
No one else was in the car when officers found him, but it's unclear whether or not anyone was in the car with him earlier.
That section of the road was closed for a few hours in both directions as crime scene investigators worked to collect evidence.
Police believe it was a targeted attack and not a random shooting. But they didn't say what led them to think it was a targeted attack. They did say they would release more information later Sunday morning.
Anyone with information on this fatal shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.
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