LeKe Jenkins, 25, was fatally shot inside an East Nashville apartment on Frith Drive on the evening of March 20, 2022. The shooting happened about 8:30 p.m. while Jenkins was reportedly helping his girlfriend move; an altercation broke out and he was struck by multiple gunshot wounds, two to the chest and one to the ribs. He was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he died.

Family members described Jenkins as a loving, peaceful person who always had a smile, and they made public pleas for justice after his death. The Metro Nashville Police Department identified a 14-year-old male, Darrian Pirtle, as a person of interest; authorities said Pirtle was at the scene and armed, and he surrendered the day after the shooting.

If anyone has information about what happened inside the Frith Drive apartment that night, please share details with the Metro Nashville Police Department’s homicide unit.