Christopher D. Davis, 21, was shot and killed in the late hours of Wednesday, March 11, 2021, in a parking lot at J.C. Napier Homes on Lafayette Street in Nashville. Davis, a Madison resident, was talking with two teenagers, aged 17 and 19, when three other males joined the group and one of them produced a handgun and opened fire. Responding officers found Davis lying in the parking lot and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The two teenagers with Davis were also struck and taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center; they were treated and released. Police described the three suspects at the scene as young Black men and have been asking the public for help identifying them. No arrests have been publicly announced and the investigation remains open.

If anyone has information about the shooting or recognizes the descriptions of the suspects, please contact the Nashville investigators handling the case.