Shereca M. Waters, a 50-year-old Black woman, was killed after a late-night dispute in the J.C. Napier neighborhood of Nashville. On the evening of August 30, 2025, Waters was outside a residence at 87 Fain Street when an argument with another woman turned physical. Around 11:30 p.m. the other woman, identified as Nerika N. Patton, allegedly produced a handgun. Police say Waters punched Patton and Patton then fired, striking Waters.

Emergency responders took Waters to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she died in the early hours of August 31, 2025. Homicide detectives located and arrested 42-year-old Nerika N. Patton on the Tuesday after the shooting on South 4th Street. She was charged with criminal homicide and gun possession by a convicted felon and was held without bond. Investigators reported Patton admitted throwing the handgun into the Cumberland River after the shooting.

Did anyone in the J.C. Napier area see the incident near 87 Fain Street that night or notice a woman leaving the scene?