Steven Paul Gutierrez, 41, was killed in a violent confrontation around 3:30 a.m. on September 1, 2024, on Fields Drive in the Old Hickory neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee. Witnesses say an argument between Gutierrez and a 19-year-old man escalated and the younger man produced a firearm, shooting Gutierrez multiple times. Gutierrez was taken to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead.

The 19-year-old who shot Gutierrez also later died of a gunshot wound. After the shooting he left the scene with friends and was dropped off at a local hospital, where he was found to have sustained a fatal wound. Metro Nashville Police Department is investigating the sequence of events that led to both deaths and has classified the incident as a double homicide; because the apparent shooter also died, no arrests have been made and no other suspects are being sought.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation on Fields Drive or has information about what happened that night, please share it with investigators.