By Sarah Tate
May 14, 2021
Metro Nashville Police shut down and padlocked a South Nashville market Friday (May 14) and declared the business a public nuisance.
According to a MNPD tweet Friday morning, officers shut down the Egyptian Latino Market on Millwood Drive at Murfreesboro Pike. They declared the market as a public nuisance after several crimes have been reported in the area, including the shootings of innocent persons that occurred in September 2020 and January 2021.
Chief
John Drake said that hundreds of crimes, including multiple shootings and robberies, have been reported on the property over the past few years, with more than 800 calls to the location since 2015,
Metro police padlock Nashville market, deem it a âpublic nuisanceâ
Metro police
Posted at 10:56 AM, May 14, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-14 17:40:00-04
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Metro Nashville police have padlocked the Egyptian Latino Market on Millwood Drive, calling it a âpublic nuisance.â Police officials said the market has been the location of several crimes, citing shootings in January and September. Weâve had two shootings, we had one in September and one in January, we had five innocent bystander struck a gunfire. We had alleged drug sales, other violent events, drug use and neighborhoods feeling unsafe, said Police Chief John Drake.