Miguel Ontiveros III, 23, was fatally shot on the evening of Friday, October 22, 2021, in Nashville. The shooting occurred about 8:30 p.m. on Charlotte Avenue at 42nd Avenue North after witnesses said Ontiveros was driving a Hyundai Sonata and appeared to be racing a pickup truck. Someone in the pickup opened fire, striking Ontiveros and causing his car to wreck. The pickup also crashed, then fled toward Interstate 40; a Nissan pickup was later found abandoned on the I-40 east shoulder near the I-440 junction. Both vehicles were processed by the Metro Nashville Police Department Crime Laboratory.

Investigators initially treated the crash as a possible road rage incident. Homicide Unit Detective Bobby Samuels’ investigation concluded the shooting stemmed from a dispute over a woman between Ontiveros and the suspect. On November 3, 2021, authorities arrested Ralph Nevels Jr., then 24, at a motel in Mt. Juliet and charged him with criminal homicide in connection with the killing.

The victim’s family said they were relieved after the case moved forward. Does anyone have information about Miguel’s movements that night or about the intersection at Charlotte Avenue and 42nd Avenue North?