On the night of May 22, 2010, 24-year-old Nathan Morgan Jr. was killed while visiting friends on Eagle Street in Murfreesboro. The group was standing outside when an unknown assailant who reportedly jumped a neighbor’s fence opened fire with a rifle. Morgan was struck by three bullets, taken to a local hospital, and died shortly after arrival; two others were wounded in the attack.

Investigators describe the shooting as a calculated, stealthy ambush and say they believe Morgan was not the intended target but an innocent bystander. Reports indicate some people in the area had been warned to leave Eagle Street shortly before the gunfire, suggesting a prior dispute. Police say the case remains open, no arrests have been announced, and they have at times identified a person of interest but lacked sufficient evidence to charge anyone.

Nathan’s family had already suffered another unsolved killing less than a year earlier when his cousin Cedrick Herbert was murdered on June 15, 2009. Does anyone who was on or near Eagle Street that night have information that could help bring answers?