Man arrested for 2019 murder, second suspect still on-the-run – NewsChannel5.com

Man arrested for 2019 murder, second suspect still on-the-run  NewsChannel5.com

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By: Kelsey Keny

Posted at 8:23 PM, Aug 07, 2020

and last updated 2020-08-07 21:24:02-04

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Police have arrested one of the suspects for a 2019 murder in the Hadley Park neighborhood.

Metro Police arrested Dvontay Hyde, 28, at a home on Brickdale Lane Thursday night. He is charged with killing Robert Shields, 38, outside the Elks Lodge on Jefferson Street on April 28 last year.

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Dvontay Hyde
Source: MNPD

Officials say Shields was shot while leaving the lodge that morning, carrying money from a Saturday night party.

Police are still searching for a second suspect, James C. Jones, 23.

Jones is also wanted for shooting and killing Deshawn Ellison, 23, at a 9th Avenue North apartment Februrary 7, 2019.

Anyone with information about Jones should contact Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.

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James C. Jones
Source: MNPD

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