A dispute in Antioch turned deadly on March 17, 2023, when 19-year-old Eric Contreras was shot while sitting in a vehicle in the 4700 block of McBride Road. Contreras was with his 18-year-old pregnant girlfriend, Alena Dean, when they were approached by 19-year-old Kevin Rivera. Contreras and Rivera spoke briefly before shots were fired; Contreras was found in the street with a gunshot wound to the head, was taken to a hospital and died shortly after arrival. Dean was wounded inside the car and was expected to survive.

Investigators believe the three knew each other and that the shooting stemmed from an ongoing dispute between Contreras and Rivera. Detective Chris Cote led the probe; Metro Nashville Police Department’s Homicide and TITANS Units, with LaVergne Police, located Rivera and arrested him at a Farmingdale Drive residence in LaVergne just before 5 a.m. on March 20, 2023. He has been charged with criminal homicide and attempted criminal homicide.

If anyone knew Eric, Alena, or the circumstances around McBride Road that night, please share information that could help clarify what happened.