A Nashville father's harrowing encounter on February 8, holding his twin daughters amidst sudden gunfire, led to the arrest of a 36-year-old man, authorities say. The Metro Nashville Police Department announced the capture of Wykevion Fortney, of La Vergne, following a public appeal for assistance and a consequential tip to Crime Stoppers. Fortney was apprehended on Monday and is facing severe legal charges, including attempted murder, as reported by WSMV.
Details of the incident, which transpired outside a Nolensville Pike restaurant, indicate a verbal dispute that escalated, resulting in the father being shot in the hip. Despite the violence that unfolded as he carried his 7-month-old daughters, the children were thankfully unharmed. It was Fortney, said to have been identified from surveillance images, who allegedly pulled the trigger before speeding away in his white Ford Flex. The information regarding the altercation and the victim's non-life-threatening injuries was corroborated by NewsChannel 5.
In addition to the charges for the shooting, revelations have surfaced that Fortney is also implicated in another, unspecified homicide case. Following his arrest, he has been confined to the Davidson County jail, with bond set exceeding $100,000. A court appearance has been slated for today, according to the schedule shared on the MNPD's social media.
BREAKING: Detectives late today arrested Wykevion Fortney, 36, of LaVergne, for the 2/8 shooting of a dad holding his twin daughters in a Nolensville Pk parking lot. Info to Crime Stoppers helped ID him. Charges: att murder, agg assault, reckless endangerment, felony gun poss. pic.twitter.com/lGDO8qQT6u
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 25, 2025
