NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A woman passed away after she was shot in East Nashville. It happened on Summer Place near Shelby Avenue.
Metro Police said the woman was inside her apartment at the Cayce Homes complex when a stray bullet came in through her upstairs bathroom window.
Police have identified the woman as 61-year-old Linda Williams. Williams was transported from the scene to Vanderbilt Medical Center, where she later died.
Montez Dennis, 40, has been charged with criminal homicide following the incident.
Police reviewed surveillance video which helped them identify Dennis.
The video shows Dennis exiting an apartment in the 700 block of South 6th Street, before discharging a firearm that was pointed in the direction of Williams' apartment across the street.
Officials say that after the shooting, Dennis went back into the South 6th Street apartment following the incident. Police found two guns located inside the apartment and Dennis was taken into custody.
In an interview, Dennis implicated himself in the shooting, stating that he was attempting to "unjam" a gun while standing outside.
