A Monday night run to a Hermitage Mapco ended with gunfire, after a man was shot outside the Lebanon Pike convenience store and rushed to TriStar Skyline Medical Center with injuries police say are not believed to be life‑threatening. Dispatchers started getting calls just after 9:30 p.m. from the 3900 block of Lebanon Pike, and Metro Nashville Police later said a juvenile is believed to be involved, though no suspect has been publicly identified as the investigation moves forward.
Details from police and local reporting
According to WKRN, officers arrived to find a man shot outside the Mapco and learned he worked at the store. WKRN reports the victim was taken to TriStar Skyline Medical Center for treatment and is expected to survive. Metro police told WKRN that a juvenile is believed to be involved and that no arrest had been announced in the first hours of the investigation.
How this fits the city's recent shootings
Monday’s shooting is part of a recent run of gun violence across Nashville that has stretched detectives and kept hospitals busy. NewsChannel 5 has tracked a string of overnight shootings that sent multiple victims to area hospitals, including TriStar Skyline, underscoring how investigators have been juggling several active scenes at once.
Juvenile involvement and privacy rules
Because police say a juvenile may be involved, any criminal case could move through juvenile court, where records are generally shielded from public view. A Tennessee Attorney General opinion notes that juvenile court files are confidential under state law and may be released only in limited circumstances, which in turn restricts what officials can share publicly while the case is still developing (Tenn. AG Opinion).
How to help investigators
Metro police have asked anyone with information about the shooting to contact the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department or submit tips through hubNashville; the department’s news-and-reports page outlines ways to reach investigators. Authorities said they had no additional details on a suspect or possible motive during initial briefings, as detectives continued interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence at the scene.
