On the evening of November 15, 2023, 36-year-old Josue Riscart Chirino was found dead inside a recording studio on McDaniel Street in North Nashville. Officers located Chirino seated in a chair with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators quickly focused on a long-time acquaintance. The next day, 39-year-old Kenneth DeWayne Beach surrendered to authorities, admitted involvement during an interview, and was charged with criminal homicide. A grand jury later indicted Beach on first-degree murder in June 2024.

Beach’s family reported recent psychiatric concerns and said they had sought hospital care for him in the days before the shooting; he was released after an overnight stay. They also reported past criminal and mental health history, including a 2004 attempted murder case in which he was found not guilty by reason of insanity and diagnoses of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and depression.

If anyone knew Chirino or has information about his time at the McDaniel Street studio, please share what you remember.