Gregory T. Manning II, a 20-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in the late hours of March 8, 2024, after going to the Villas of Metro Center on Ponder Place in Nashville to record a song with an acquaintance. He arrived around midnight; more people joined the gathering and an argument erupted that escalated into gunfire. A woman at the scene, not involved in the fight, called 911 to report the shooting.

Metro Nashville homicide detectives, assisted by the Specialized Investigations Division’s TITANS Unit, developed leads that produced arrests. On March 19, 2024, 18-year-old Marickus Ladd was arrested and charged with criminal homicide; investigators say Manning had gone to the apartment at Ladd’s request. Detectives continued the probe and, on May 20, 2024, 17-year-old Dazmane Moore was taken into custody and charged as a co-defendant; authorities say both Ladd and Moore brandished firearms during the confrontation that led to Manning’s death.

Details about motive and the full sequence of events remain under investigation. If anyone was at the Villas of Metro Center that night or has information about what happened, please come forward.