Mahesh Thakorbhai Zaveri was 50 when he was found late on the night of Friday, July 24, 2009, lying in the roadway on Briley Park Boulevard near Brick Church Pike in North Nashville. A passerby discovered him; police found he had sustained a gunshot wound and he died after being transported to the hospital.

The shooting left detectives with a central unanswered question: why Zaveri ended up alone and gravely wounded on that stretch of road. The case remains listed as an unsolved homicide by Nashville’s Cold Case Homicide Unit. Public information names no suspect and describes no arrests or charges; investigators continue to ask for tips, including anonymous leads through Crime Stoppers.

If anyone remembers seeing activity, a vehicle, or persons near Briley Park Boulevard the night of July 24, 2009, please contact the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department’s Cold Case Homicide Unit.