MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Murfreesboro officials are asking for the public’s help as they investigate a shooting at a weekend party that left five people wounded, one seriously.
Police were called to the Aspen Heights Apartment complex at around 1 a.m. Sunday morning. They were told a fight had broken out at a party being held there and shots were being fired. Police say one victim had serious injuries and was taken to Vanderbilt Medical Center. Four others had non-life threatening injuries and were taken to St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital.
Police reports out Monday morning indicate at least three of the five people wounded are students at nearby Middle Tennessee State University. They include 26-year-old business major Saeed S. Alzahrani, 20-year-old Health Sciences major Antavious J. Burns, and 19-year-old Applied Science major Dynasty M. Freeman.
WGNS Radio is naming a fourth victim as 24-year-old Tedarrian DeShawn Tipton
Eye-witnesses tell WMOT reporting partner Sidelines that it was chaos when the shots rang out with party goers running in all directions and some being trampled in the scramble.
Police are asking that anyone with information about the shooting to call Crime Stoppers at 615-893-STOP. That’s 893-7867.