A meeting to settle a debt ended in a fatal shooting in north Nashville. On February 2, 2025, 35-year-old Ivorie Jermale Lee met 38-year-old William Montez Hall in the parking lot of the Z-Mart at 803 Dickerson Pike to discuss money Hall allegedly owed Lee. According to investigators, the conversation turned violent when Lee punched Hall in the face; Hall then allegedly produced a gun and shot Lee. Lee was taken to Skyline Medical Center and died shortly after arrival.

Homicide Unit detectives identified Hall as the suspect. He has been charged with criminal homicide and unlawful gun possession by a convicted felon. Police initially asked the public to help identify the shooter before linking the case to Hall.

If anyone witnessed the encounter at the Z-Mart that night or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with the Nashville Homicide Unit.