A mid-October 2020 meeting in a Nashville Walmart parking lot ended with a 23-year-old man from Alabama dead and 27-year-old Pierre Burns Jr. of La Vergne arrested. According to Burns’ statement to police, the younger man produced a firearm and put it to Burns’ head during what Burns said was an attempted robbery; Burns says a struggle followed and he shot the man.Police say Burns was seen removing a satchel from his car and discarding it under a nearby bush; officers recovered the bag and found a quantity of marijuana and numerous pills.

Two semi-automatic pistols were recovered at the scene. Burns was detained and booked on drug, gun and evidence-tampering charges while the Metro Nashville Police Department homicide unit continued investigating the shooting.The encounter appears connected to a drug transaction, but the full sequence of events and who is responsible remain under investigation.

Does anyone have information about that parking lot meeting or either vehicle involved?