Elijah Nathaniel Butler was 18 when he was killed in the early hours of May 1, 2015. Police found him in the parking lot of the Beechwood Terrace Apartments on Bell Road in Antioch, Nashville, after officers answered a shots fired call just after midnight; he had suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators noted a silver sedan leaving the apartment complex shortly after the shooting, which became an early point of interest. Despite that lead the case went cold and remains listed as an open cold case by the Metro Nashville Police Department. No arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced.

Anyone with information about the shooting, the silver sedan, or witnesses who were reluctant to come forward is asked to contact the Cold Case Homicide Unit or Nashville Crime Stoppers.