18-year-old killed in shooting Thursday night in Murfreesboro

Oct 08, 2021 at 12:35 pm by Voice Wire

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An 18-year-old man was killed Thursday night, Oct. 7 in an apparent shooting in Murfreesboro, according to a press release from the Murfreesboro Police Department.

Around 10 p.m. Thursday, Murfreesboro Emergency dispatch received multiple calls of gunshots in the area of 1345 Wenlon Drive.

Officers arrived at the scene and located a white Chevrolet truck occupied by 18-year-old O’Brien Deshun Henley Jr. Mr. Henley had received multiple gunshot wounds and was subsequently transported by ambulance to Saint Thomas Rutherford for additional medical treatment, but succumbed to his injuries soon after arrival.

MPD Criminal Investigation (CID) detectives are working to determine the circumstances that led to the fatal shooting.

Anyone with any information that can help solve this case, please contact Detective Richard Presley at 629-201-5615 or email 0363@murfreesborotn.gov. You can also report information anonymously through Crime Stoppers on the P3 app or by calling 615-893-STOP (7867).

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