MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (October 21, 2022) Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division detectives, with assistance from the La Vergne Police Department, arrest a man on Thursday, Oct. 20, for the murder of 24-year-old Kevin Washington. Washington was gunned down in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant in Murfreesboro in late September.
Cameron Jordan, 20, was taken into custody while at his job in La Vergne. Jordan attempted to run out of the back door of the business to avoid officers. Once he opened the door, CID detectives and a La Vergne Police K9 Unit were waiting. Jordan is charged with 2nd degree murder.
Investigators believe Washington and Jordan got into an altercation outside the S. Rutherford Blvd. McDonald’s and exchanged gunfire on Sept. 29. Washington was shot multiple times and later died at the hospital.
Detectives are still trying to determine the motive.
The investigation continues.
Jordan is being held on a $500,000 bond at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (September 30, 2022) The victim in Wednesday night's fatal shooting in the parking lot of McDonald’s has been identified as 24-year-old Kevin Washington of Murfreesboro.
Investigators believe Washington and another man got into an altercation outside the S. Rutherford Blvd. fast-food restaurant and exchanged gunfire. Washington was shot multiple times and later died at the hospital.
Detectives said this was not a random shooting, the victim and the other shooter may have known each other. There is no threat to the public.
The case remains under investigation by Criminal Investigations Division detective.
Investigators are asking anyone who may have seen what happened to contact lead Detective Richard Presley at 629-201-5615 or Rutherford County Crime Stoppers at (615) 893-STOP (7867). You can also send tips, upload photos or video via the P2 Intel Mobile App.
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Criminal Investigations Division (CID) homicide detectives are investigating a fatal shooting of a man in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant on Wednesday, September 28.
Officers responded to the McDonald's, 1716 S. Rutherford Blvd., at 11:41 p.m.
After arriving, an MPD officer saw a car in the middle of the parking lot and then noticed the 24-year-old man unconscious with multiple gunshot wounds and a handgun underneath him. The officer started CPR until Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department, and Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services personnel arrived and took over life-saving medical care. The man was taken to the hospital where he died.
The preliminary investigation shows there may have been an altercation between the victim and an unknown shooter in the parking lot prior to the fatal shooting.
A window near the entrance of the business and two parked cars were damaged by bullets.
Employees hid inside the building until police made sure it was safe for them to come out.
Investigators are asking anyone who may have seen what happened to contact lead Detective Richard Presley at 629-201-5615 or Rutherford County Crime Stoppers at (615) 893-STOP (7867). You can also send tips, upload photos or video via the P2 Intel Mobile App.
Detectives are working to develop a suspect and a motive.
The incident remains under investigation by the CID.
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