On April 15, 2023, 34-year-old Marques Douglas was fatally shot at the Overlook Ridge Apartments in the Bordeaux neighborhood of Nashville. Douglas had gone to the apartment of an acquaintance, 28-year-old Gerrika Abernathy, known as Gerrika Simmons, to retrieve his belongings. An argument between them escalated; Abernathy alleged Douglas had struck her. Douglas then entered a bedroom and closed the door, and Abernathy fired a single shot through that closed door, striking him in the head.

Abernathy placed the 911 call at 12:17 p.m. Officers found Douglas with a life-threatening gunshot wound and he was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he died shortly after arrival. Homicide detectives concluded Douglas did not present an immediate threat behind the closed door and said Abernathy had a clear path to leave; detectives reported no visible injuries on Abernathy to corroborate her claim of being punched. Abernathy was arrested and charged with criminal homicide.

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