Alexis J. Douglas, 29, was shot dead inside her Elm Hill Pike apartment in Nashville on December 21, 2020. She was with a friend, Gene Fernandez, who was also shot and survived. Investigators initially focused on one ex-boyfriend, Saamia Boyce Jr., and warrants were issued, but he was later interviewed and cleared and the warrants withdrawn.

Investigators say Douglas had an on-and-off, five to six year relationship with 27-year-old James Ritenour that included physical and mental abuse. Police determined Ritenour used a key he still had to enter her apartment and opened fire on the two people sitting on the couch. Ritenour was arrested by the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force at a relative’s home on Tucker Road and charged with murder and attempted murder; he was held without bond as the case moved forward.

Gene Fernandez identified Ritenour in court as the shooter. Does anyone who knew Alexis or who lived near Elm Hill Pike in 2020 have information that could help clarify what happened that night?