Terrese Patterson, 47, was killed by a single gunshot inside his East Nashville home in the pre-dawn hours of March 13, 2023. Patterson was at the residence on 1020 Lischey Avenue and was spending time with an acquaintance in an upstairs room when others in the house heard a gunshot at about 3:45 a.m. First responders found Patterson upstairs with a gunshot wound to his chest; he was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and did not survive.

Police identified the visitor as 52-year-old James Alex Harris and obtained a warrant charging him with criminal homicide. Harris turned himself in to detectives on the evening of March 15, 2023, and was booked for Patterson’s death. The defendant represented himself at a February 2026 trial, claiming self-defense and saying Patterson pulled a knife; the jury convicted Harris of murder.

If anyone knew Terrese Patterson, the household at 1020 Lischey Avenue, or saw anything that night, please share information that could help complete the timeline.