Four teenagers were injured, one critically, in a shooting at the downtown Nashville MTA bus station Monday afternoon. An 18-year-old is reportedly in critical condition. The three other victims, two 16-year-olds and a 17-year-old suffered non-life threatening injuries. They received graze wounds, according to News Channel 5.
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All of the victims were taken to a local hospital.
The bus station is located at 400 Charlotte Avenue near the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, and because of its proximity to downtown a crowd has formed at the scene.
According to Nashville Police, a suspect dropped a gun, which they recovered. “I’m telling you. It could not have been even a minute elapsed between when we heard the shots and when I walked upon the scene, and those police officers had already gotten the area cleared and taken care of the injured people”.
It was unclear what led up to the incident.
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Nashville mayor Megan Barry responded to the shooting by saying she would continue to implement recommendations from the Youth Violence Summit Report to create a safer city. At this time of day, teenagers frequently use this bus station as they head home from school, said the report.
