Caitlyn Kaufman was killed while driving on her way to work at a local hospital.
Police in Nashville have arrested a second suspect in the murder of an intensive care nurse who was gunned down in December while heading to her job.
Caitlyn Marie Kaufman, 26,was struck by bullets as she drove on Interstate 440 on Dec. 3. Police arrested Devaunte Lewis Hill around a week after the killing and on Tuesday, captured James Edward Cowan, who they allege was riding as his passenger when shots were fired from their vehicle into Kaufman’s car.
The Metro Nashville Police Department says Cowan, 28, was taken into custody at an apartment complex in Antioch and that two pistols, a half-pound of marijuana and five grams of a white powder were recovered from the vehicle he was located in there.
By Madeline Holcombe and Nakia McNabb, CNN
Updated 5:32 PM ET, Tue December 8, 2020
A photo of Caitlyn Marie Kaufman from 2019. (CNN)Caitlyn Marie Kaufman s mother held her daughter s work badge and stethoscope Monday while pleading for answers in the death of the 26-year-old nurse.
Kaufman was driving to work on December 3 in Nashville, Tennessee, when shots were fired into her Mazda CX-5 SUV on Interstate 440 West, according to Metro Nashville police. A police officer saw Kaufman s car resting on the right shoulder against a guard rail, and when the officer stopped to check, he discovered she had been shot.
Police said Kaufman died at the scene. Authorities are following leads and do not have a suspect at this time.
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