Man Sought for Questioning in Monday Morning Fatal Shooting on I-24 West at Harding Place May 11, 2021 at 03:41 pm by WGNS
Eddie Fitzgerald Newsom, 31
NASHVILLE: Homicide Unit detectives are seeking Eddie Fitzgerald Newsom, 31, for questioning in connection with this morning’s fatal shooting of Tony Williams Jr., 36, underneath the Harding Place Bridge that crosses over I-24.
Witness accounts and the investigation thus far indicate the following:
A man driving a 2004 Jeep Cherokee registered to Newsom stopped on the shoulder of I-24 west under the bridge and climbed up the angled concrete to where homeless individuals have been sleeping. He inquired about purchasing heroin. Williams was present and left for a short time to accommodate the request. When he returned, according to a witness account, the man from the Jeep shot him. Despite being shot, Williams made it to the Jeep and got inside. The original driver ran to the vehicle and also got in