Homicide Detectives Working to Identify Gunman from Fatal Shooting on Myatt Drive

Update: Homicide Unit detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in the fatal shooting of Jeffery Carter Jr. on March 16. The woman (pictured in the purple sweatshirt) is believed to be the female heard from inside the suspect’s black four door sedan. Anyone with information on her identity is being asked to call Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.

Homicide Unit detectives are investigating the death of a man found shot in a vehicle near the intersection of Anderson Lane and Myatt Drive last night. Jeffery Carter Jr., 40, pulled into the Mapco on 401 Myatt Drive around 7:20 p.m. when an unidentified gunman in a black four door sedan (seen in attached surveillance photos) came up beside Carter’s 2003 Gray Toyota Corolla and began yelling at him from the driver’s seat.

Carter was seen by witnesses getting out of his Corolla to talk with the suspect when he was shot and fell to the ground. Witnesses said Carter got back into his vehicle and attempted to drive away towards Anderson Lane when he came to a stop.

According to witnesses, the suspect is a black man in his 30s with a short afro and goatee. A female voice was also heard from inside the suspect’s vehicle telling the driver to “let it go.”

The suspect vehicle turned south on Myatt Drive and then took a left turn onto Anderson Lane heading eastbound.

Anyone with information on the identity of the gunman or the woman accompanying him are being asked to call Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463. Callers can remain anonymous and qualify for a cash reward.