Mitchell Steele Jr., 29, was killed in Nashville on the evening of March 30, 2023, after a neighborhood feud escalated into a shootout. Steele had been helping a friend move out of an apartment on 14th Avenue North to escape the dispute when an argument between the friend and neighbor Teddarrius Perry, 30, turned violent. Steele’s friend reportedly fired at Perry, who returned fire; Steele was struck multiple times and later died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Officers located Perry shortly afterward near 15th Avenue North and Cass Street. He fled on foot when approached, and an officer observed him armed with a handgun. Perry was tasered, taken into custody, treated for a minor graze wound to his leg, and booked on outstanding warrants including resisting arrest, weapon possession, and drug possession. Homicide detectives obtained a criminal homicide warrant charging Perry in Steele’s death.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation on 14th Avenue North or has information about what led to the shooting, please share what was seen or heard.