26 Calls Logged Before and After Jefferson Street Shooting
Dispatch audio reveals warnings of visible firearms and an unauthorized crowd 16 minutes before four teens were shot.
By Bianca Herrera ·
Four teenagers were hospitalized after gunfire erupted on Jefferson Street in Nashville at 12:24 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1.
A review of 26 calls to 911 shows that residents alerted police to a large, unauthorized gathering and visible weapons before the shooting began.
The first relevant call came at 12:08 a.m. from a mother who had just picked up her daughter from the party.
The caller told the dispatcher that she had attempted to report the location earlier but felt no officer had been dispatched.
"I just need you all to send somebody out for safety of these children. They're underage children. There's a party on Jefferson Street," the woman said.
She described a chaotic scene from her vehicle, noting that roughly 200 unsupervised minors were present. Cars drove slowly with occupants hanging out the windows, and one person rode a dirt bike on a single wheel.
The caller specifically identified firearms. "God knows where they're getting these weapons from. But they're walking around with them physically showing, visibly," she said.
She confirmed to the dispatcher that the weapons were guns held by a person on foot. The dispatcher noted the location as 2622 Jefferson Street and promised an officer would return.
A second call arrived nearly 20 minutes later, confirming loud music and underage drinking. Three minutes after that call, reports of gunfire began flooding in.
A caller at 12:24 a.m. reported an automatic weapon being fired in front of a club. By 12:27 a.m., another caller described people screaming and running from the area near a Marathon gas station.
One man who pulled off the road estimated he heard 30 gunshots. Another described the sound as continuous firing. Callers identified the venue as House of Legends.
Seconds after the initial gunfire reports, callers requested immediate aid for a girl with a gunshot wound to the head. Bystanders pressed on the wound while waiting for an ambulance. One caller reported performing CPR on the victim outside the club. "Come on, baby girl. Come on," he said into the phone. A separate call at 12:30 a.m. reported a male teen, estimated to be between 14 and 16 years old, shot above the hip and in the left arm near a church. The four victims were transported to the hospital. The girl shot in the head remained in critical condition as of the latest check. Metro Nashville Police stated that an initial call was placed at 9:45 p.m. by a resident who requested no contact. Two officers from the North Precinct drove by but saw everyone inside a parking lot enclosure. Police said they are still investigating and have not made an arrest or named a suspect. The property owner stated he was unaware the party was occurring. Authorities have not indicated whether charges will be filed against the organizers.
