Metro police charged four teens with criminal homicide in the Aug. 21 shooting of a 16-year-old on Herman Street after a high school football game.

Four teenagers have been arrested and charged in the killing of a 16-year-old boy on Herman Street in August, the Metro Nashville Police Department said Friday.

The boy was shot at Herman Street and 25th Avenue North after a nearby high school football game. The department announced the arrests in a media release on Oct. 2.

What police said

  • Charges: criminal homicide and engaging in a criminal conspiracy, filed in Juvenile Court.
  • Who was charged: two 17-year-olds, a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old who police said was 17 at the time of the shooting.
  • When: 10:30 p.m. Aug. 21.
  • What happened: police said the investigation shows the four were inside a car from which multiple shots were fired.
  • The victim: officers found the 16-year-old on the ground. He died shortly after arriving at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, police said.

Detectives are still working to establish a motive for the gunfire, the department said.

Homicide Unit detectives led the six-week investigation. The department said they had help from its Specialized Investigations Division and its Youth Services Division.

We are not naming the people charged. Three were under 18 when the department announced the charges, all four were juveniles at the time of the shooting, and the case is in Juvenile Court. We also do not name victims.

An arrest or charge is an accusation. Every person is presumed innocent unless and until convicted in court.

What it means for you

The department’s release does not say whether detectives are looking for anyone else. Anyone with information can contact Nashville Crime Stoppers, which the department links from its own pages.

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