Opry Mills Mall Shooting (U.S)
Channel: Q&A News
Date: 04/05/2018

On Thursday, May 3, 2018, A physical altercation followed by a shooting has resulted in Demarco Churchwell, 22, dead & the suspect Justin Golson, 22, apprehended at Opry Mills Mall, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

The shooting happened around 2:23pm CT, inside the mall in a hallway near the Lids & Auntie Anne's, across from Old Navy, a physical fight between Demarco Churchwell & Justin Golson escalated when Justin Golson pulled out a gun, the alleged shooter fired two shots, then fled the Opry Mills Mall & ran to a ticketing booth near the Grand Ole Opry, where he set his gun down & said he wanted no more trouble & to "call 911," inside that booth, a retired police officer from California was inquiring about a transaction & was able to take the gun & lead the accused shooter outside, where he then told him to lay on his stomach until police arrived.

Nashville Fire Department reported that one adult male was shot in the neck & transported to Skyline Medical Center in critical condition, the 22-year-old shooting victim Demarco Churchwell later died as a result of wounds sustained.

Metro Nashville Police Department responded to multiple emergency calls of shots fired at the Opry Mills Mall, they say the shooting appears to have been the result of an ongoing dispute between two males, one of them was critically wounded, the suspected gunman left the mall building & immediately surrendered, both the shooter & victim are reportedly 22-year-old men from Nashville, both were "known to the police department," a spokesperson said, Justin Golson the 22-year-old suspected shooter in the Opry Mills case has been taken to an MNPD facility to be interviewed.
 
First responders initially answered a call of an active shooter in the mall, which prompted a heavy police presence, but they learned the call was not accurate once at the scene, Metro Nashville PD said no additional imminent threat is known, the Mall was being swept by MNPD & ATF officers as a precaution.

Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Opry+Mills/

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