NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The suspect in a July deadly shooting in Nashville was arrested on Thursday in Alabama.
According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, U.S. Marshals arrested Christian Ibe in Birmingham, Alabama.
Ibe is accused of the July 2 shooting death of 33-year-old Marcus Caruthers. The shooting happened outside of Kings Market on the 1800 block of Jefferson Street.
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Officials said the shooting happened when Ibe and a woman were in an argument outside the store, and Caruthers intervened. That’s when Ibe reportedly pulled out a gun and shot Caruthers in the torso. Caruthers later died from his injuries.
Metro police issued a criminal homicide warrant for Ibe’s arrest on July 3. Authorities also reported the ankle monitor Ibe was wearing for a 2024 domestic violence case had been cut off.
Ibe will be brought back to Nashville soon, according to police.
No further information was released.
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