Sixteen-year-old kills attacker in shootout (TN)

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Detectives question teen in apartment shootout



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Metro homicide detectives questioned a teenager yesterday in connection with the fatal shooting of Tremel Campbell, 21, of Nashville, during a shootout Thursday at a Bordeaux-area apartment, police said.

The 16-year-old male juvenile, whose name was not released, gave a statement to police yesterday about the shooting and led detectives to a location where he hid a handgun after the shootout, homicide detective David Achord said yesterday. The shooting occurred about 4:20 p.m. Thursday at Buena Vista Manor Apartments, 2400 Buena Vista Pike.

Police said Thursday that the juvenile and his girlfriend were getting out of a car when Campbell approached them with a gun. As Campbell neared the couple, the 16-year-old pulled out a gun and the two men began firing at each other.

Campbell was hit twice in the chest and was later pronounced dead. Police said Campbell was the woman's ex-boyfriend.

The juvenile has not been charged, Achord said. Evidence will be turned over to the Davidson County District Attorney's Office, which will determine whether the shooting was justifiable or whether to turn it over to the Davidson County grand jury for a possible indictment.

Achord said yesterday that detectives were looking for another person who arrived with Campbell at the apartments.

Police did not release a description of the person yesterday, and Achord said the investigation is ongoing.

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"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878

Highball

We need to get the nra involved here..that sixteen year old punk has to go down for this terrible act !! After all..they insist we MUST ENFORCE ALL federal LAWS, you know.......

God,Guts,& GunsHave we lost all 3 ??

Boomerang

I would not jump on this band wagon until all the info come in. This is a notoriously bad part of town,i.e. gang banging. Ask yourself why 16 year olds were carrying handguns?

Boomer

"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as it is by the obstacles which one has overcome while trying to succeed."

Highball

So gang-bangers got no right to protect themselves or their girlfriends...sounds like good nra mentality to me.

God,Guts,& GunsHave we lost all 3 ??

Highball

So gang-bangers got no right to protect themselves or their girlfriends...sounds like good nra mentality to me.

God,Guts,& GunsHave we lost all 3 ??

Nighthawk

I would be afraid to say either way,but thats only a hundred or so miles away.I read it in my paper,and I would not want to sit on that Jury.If I can find out further detailsI will let you guys know.


Best!!

Rugster

beantole

Sounds like self defense to me. Good training for the dead man.

Big Sky Redneck

At the age of sixteen a person has no right to self protection? Why else would a sixteen year old have a gun? When I was sixteen I used to carry a loaded .38 Smith in my pickup at all times. If they are gangbangers, good riddence. 1 Down, how many to go? I say this, give all the gang bangers guns, escort them to the county fair and let them have it out, charge admission to watch.