A Clarksville man was killed in a drive by shooting Tuesday night on Treeland Drive.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — A Clarksville man was killed in a drive-by shooting Tuesday night on Treeland Drive.
Dalenzo Russell, 22, died after he was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, said Officer Natalie Hall, spokeswoman for Clarksville Police Department.
At 6:27 p.m., officers were dispatched to a call in the 300 block of Treeland Drive.
Hall said the victim suffered a single gunshot wound.
One witness said a car pulled up to the house before the shooting.
"I was walking through here and heard one gunshot," said Corey Batson of Clarksville, who lives near Treeland Drive. "A car pulled up, a male hopped out and shot Dalenzo."
He said the victim is a man he knows.
"There was a bunch of people around him holding him, telling him, ‘Stay with me, stay with me, it’s going to be all right,’ ” Batson said.
Hall said police were looking for unknown suspects.
As of 7:30 p.m., police had blocked off the road at the intersection of Treeland Drive.
Anyone with information is asked to call the CPD Detective Chris Nolder at 931-648-0656 Ext 5341 or the CrimeStoppers TIPS Hotline at 931-645-TIPS (8477).