On the morning of June 25, 2022, 23-year-old Jami Jamar Bell, a father and fiancé from Nashville, was fatally shot aboard a Greyhound bus after it stopped at the downtown Nashville terminal. Passengers who had been traveling from Tallahassee heard one gunshot as the bus arrived; witnesses say a man shouted for people to get out of his way, ran down the aisle and fled toward Division Street. Witnesses reported there had been no argument or altercation before the shot, and the motive remains unknown.

Metro Nashville homicide detectives traced an unclaimed piece of luggage at the station to the suspect and recovered an empty pistol holster inside. That led investigators to 28-year-old Javaris Godfrey of Florida, who was located at a Nashville homeless shelter on July 7, 2022. Godfrey acknowledged being on the bus and said the luggage was his but denied shooting or knowing about the holster; a bus witness identified him as the man who pushed past passengers while fleeing. Godfrey was arrested and charged with criminal homicide and held without bond as the investigation continued.

Does anyone have information about the bus stop, the night’s arrivals, or passengers who might have seen the shooter running toward Division Street?