An encounter in a Nashville apartment breezeway turned fatal on the evening of May 14, 2020. Eighteen-year-old Qamaurio Williams, a Black male, was shot multiple times in the Dellway Villa Apartments breezeway at 299 Dellway Villa Road shortly after 8:20 p.m. He was taken to Skyline Medical Center and pronounced dead.

Police say Williams allegedly approached 20-year-old Phillip Sullivan and, according to Sullivan, grabbed him and demanded money at gunpoint. Sullivan told officers he drew his own weapon and fired multiple times. Sullivan left the scene, later contacted emergency services, surrendered a firearm to police, and gave a statement claiming self-defense; a second gun was not recovered. East Precinct detectives opened an investigation and allowed Sullivan to leave after interviews; no immediate charges were filed as detectives continued to examine the self-defense claim.

Family and community members mourned Williams as caring, respectful, smart and well-mannered. Does anyone have information about the encounter that evening or about Williams’ movements before it occurred?