A gunbattle during Tennessee State University’s homecoming on Saturday, October 12, 2024, left ten people wounded and 24-year-old Vonquae Johnson dead. The shooting occurred near Jefferson Street and 27th Avenue North in Nashville; five victims went to local hospitals by ambulance and five more arrived by private vehicle. Johnson was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he later died.

Investigators described the incident as a violent exchange between two rival groups tied to local gangs. Authorities say five men fired at each other in a parking lot and on the street, with little regard for bystanders. Vonquae Johnson was among the shooters and was with two associates, Corey D. Johnson and Kiyahn Hayes-Woods. Marquez Davis and DeAnthony Brown were identified as the other alleged shooters.

Police arrested Davis and Brown on October 14 and charged them with criminal homicide in Johnson’s death; Davis was also charged federally for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. On November 6, Corey D. Johnson, 31, and Kiyahn Hayes-Woods, 23, were arrested. Hayes-Woods was reportedly found with a semi-automatic pistol; charges include aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and felony reckless endangerment for Corey D. Johnson, and felony reckless endangerment and unlawful gun possession by a convicted felon for Hayes-Woods.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the events that night, can you share what you saw?