Markus Cantrell, 28, was shot and killed in Nashville on the evening of July 8, 2019 during a prearranged marijuana transaction in the 3100 block of Ewingwood Drive. Cantrell entered a vehicle where Tru Booker was preparing a quarter pound of marijuana for sale. A struggle inside the car produced gunfire that wounded Cantrell in the leg and Booker in the arm, then continued outside the vehicle.

Booker’s mother and girlfriend were at the scene and struck Cantrell during the altercation. Despite pleas from Booker’s mother to stop, Booker gained control of the firearms and shot Cantrell at close range in the forehead; Cantrell died later at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Booker, 28 at the time, was indicted on second-degree murder with an alternative charge of voluntary manslaughter and was already in custody on unrelated charges when booked in this case.

Anyone who saw or has information about the July 8, 2019 transaction or the events on Ewingwood Drive is asked to come forward.