A block party on Oakwood Avenue in East Nashville ended in tragedy when gunfire broke out just after 11:15 p.m. on August 2, 2025. Twenty-year-old Nevaeh Wilson, a Nashville resident, was struck in the lower back by a stray bullet while trying to flee the scene. She was taken to Skyline Medical Center and pronounced dead; an obituary lists her date of death as August 3, 2025 and notes she is survived by devoted family and friends.

The shooting created a large crime scene extending from 2405 to 2608 Oakwood Avenue. A 24-year-old man also suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center by a private vehicle; he has not cooperated with investigators. No arrests have been announced and police have not publicly identified suspects as the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department continues to investigate.

If anyone was at the Oakwood Avenue block party or has information about the shooting, please contact Crime Stoppers.