Rickey OMarion Hale, an 18-year-old from the Nashville area, was found fatally shot behind Lakeshore Christian Church near Bell Forge Lane in Antioch. The shooting occurred late on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, and his body was discovered the next morning; Metro Nashville Police Department’s Homicide Unit determined he was the victim of a gunfire homicide and believe he was shot near where he was found.

Investigators describe the case as active and have not publicly identified suspects or persons of interest; no arrests have been announced. The community is awaiting further details as detectives continue working to reconstruct the events that led to his death.

Did anyone in the Antioch area see or hear anything on the night of May 22 that could help investigators?