Teen charged in deadly New Year s Eve shooting in Nashville
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and last updated 2021-01-01 00:12:39-05
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Metro Nashville Police officers arrested and charged a 16-year-old with criminal homicide in a deadly, New Year s Eve shooting.
Police say Iâyendaye Byrd shot and killed 39-year-old Demarius Scales at the 100 block of Charles Court in Nashville.
Byrd was involved in an argument with a girl that turned physical when Scales came out to intervene. Byrd and Scales then began arguing, during which Byrd pulled a gun.
Scales went into his residence and retrieved a gun. Shots were fired and Scales was killed.