A cookout on Carpenter Street in Clarksville ended in gunfire on March 23, 2015. Vincent Pardue, 27, was fatally wounded in what police describe as a drive-by shooting; four other men — Timothy Russell, Dajuan Dowlen, Tony Greene Jr. and Quinton Fentress — were injured and taken to area hospitals.

Investigators quickly identified a vehicle of interest: a white Kia Soul with Tennessee plate R0393D, reported to have been occupied by three Black males. Detectives and a crime-scene team processed the scene and appealed to the public for information. No arrests have been made and the case later went cold; Crime Stoppers and police have periodically renewed requests for tips, with a reward offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.