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Victims named in Tuesday I-24 shooting in downtown Nashville

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say the two people killed in a pickup truck in Tennessee were the 12-year-old driver and a 14-year-old passenger.

Nashville police identified the two as Abdiwahab Adan, the driver, and Donquez Abernathy. Two other teens were wounded inside the truck and were taken to a hospital.

Police said they have a suspect in the shooting on Interstate 24 near downtown Nashville. Metro Nashville Police tweeted the shooting appears to have been contained in the truck.

News outlets report officials said the shooting was reported around 3 a.m. Tuesday and the crash involved the pickup and a tractor-trailer.

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