NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A second arrest has been made after a robbery led to a shootout earlier this week outside of a short-term rental just north of downtown Nashville.
The Metro Nashville Police Department said officers went sent to the 50 block of Fern Avenue shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Monday, June 2 to respond to a shots fired call.
When officers arrived in the area, they reportedly found a man who had been shot in the leg. The man—identified as 19-year-old Myles Vaughn—was taken to TriStar Skyline Medical Center to be treated.
According to arrest documents, officers learned that Vaughn was involved in a robbery that occurred in the short-term rental. A man told police that he set his gun down on a counter before Vaughn picked it up and held it to his head, demanding that he leave the residence.
After forcing the victim downstairs, Vaughn then went to a bedroom and reportedly pointed a gun at the victim's girlfriend, demanding that she leave the residence as well.
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The couple said they called police to report the robbery once they were outside. While on the phone with authorities, Vaughn and another suspect reportedly fired shots toward the victim.
Arrest documents states that the victim retrieved a gun from his girlfriend's purse and returned fire. As a result, Vaughn was shot in the leg.
Officers were in the area were for several hours Monday morning collecting evidence along the Fern Avenue and on the Interstate 65 overpass.
A witness reportedly identified Vaughn as the person responsible for taking the gun from the victim and pointing it toward the couple, forcing both to leave the residence.
Vaughn was charged with two counts of aggravated robbery with a weapon and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He is being held in Metro Jail on a $350,000 bond.
The 19-year-old's arrest comes just days after Jaylin McNairy, 18, was charged for his connection to the robbery. Officials said McNairy forced the woman outside at gunpoint. He remains jailed on a $75,000 bond.
No additional information was released.
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