A Tennessee man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a Nashville intensive care nurse.

Devaunte Lewis Hill, 21, was charged with criminal homicide in Caitlyn Kaufman's death, the Metro Nashville Police Department tweeted on Friday. The 26-year-old healthcare worker was shot during her commute to St. Thomas West Hospital on Dec. 3.

NASHVILLE ICU NURSE AND 'HEALTH CARE HERO' SHOT AND KILLED ON WAY TO WORK

According to The Associated Press, a Metro Parks police officer found Kaufman's gray Mazda CX-5 SUV on the right shoulder of Interstate 440 at 8:52 p.m. and stopped, believing it to be a single-car crash site. She died at the scene.


A tip led the Metro Nashville Police Department to Hill's East Nashville apartment complex, where he was arrested without incident, according to Chief John Drake.

"Without going into detail, which I cannot do at this point, he gave a statement implicating himself in Caitlyn's murder," Drake told WSMV.

The Tennessean reported Friday that data from Hill's cell phone provider placed his phone on Interstate 440 at the time of the shooting.

Dickerson told reporters in a news conference that Hill and Kaufman did not know each other, but no motive has been announced.

It was not immediately clear whether Hill has an attorney. He is being held without bond.


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