Jackailus Groves, 26, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of November 2, 2025, in what Metro Nashville Police describe as a targeted murder. Groves had returned shortly after 3:15 a.m. to the Parc of Metro Center Apartments on Athens Way, the residence of his girlfriend, after spending part of the night at the LinQ nightclub on Lafayette Street. As he exited a white Dodge Durango he was ambushed and fatally shot; the assailant or assailants then fled in a vehicle.

Groves’ body was not discovered until about 7:15 a.m., when a resident found him partially concealed behind bushes on the rear patio of an apartment. Homicide detectives with the Metro Nashville Police Department are investigating and pursuing active leads. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

Anyone with information about Groves’ movements before the shooting or about the vehicle used by the shooter is asked to contact Nashville Crime Stoppers.