Fifteen-year-old Genesis Sarahi Medina Gonzales, a Hispanic female, was fatally shot on the evening of October 5, 2024, after being picked up from Smith Springs Park in Nashville, Tennessee. The man who came to get her found Genesis with two males and another female; as Genesis and the man walked toward his vehicle, gunshots were fired. The other three people with Genesis fled, and the man drove her to Southern Hills Medical Center. She was later transferred to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s pediatric unit, where she died of multiple gunshot wounds.

Metro Nashville Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating. Detectives learned Genesis had a history of running away and that her mother had recently reported her as a runaway from Arkansas. The man who transported her cooperated with investigators and described what happened that night. Authorities say they have pursued active leads but have not publicly identified any suspects and no arrests have been announced.

Vigils have been held as the community mourns. If anyone who was at Smith Springs Park that evening or who knows more about who was with Genesis comes forward, Metro Nashville Police Homicide Unit asks to be contacted.