Ariana Sawyer

asawyer@tennessean.com

A shootout and car wreck near the Shelby Park Community Center tennis courts in East Nashville left one dead, one wounded and two on the run Tuesday evening.

Shortly after 5 p.m., two vehicles, each containing a man and a woman, pulled up in the parking lot adjacent to the tennis courts, according to Metro police spokesperson Don Aaron.

The victims were at least acquainted with the suspects, who got into the back seat of the victims' car.

"For reasons still under investigation, the parties in each vehicle engaged in a shootout," Aaron said.

At that point, everyone bailed out of the car, Metro police Capt. Sebastian Gourdin said, and Angel Pendred, 32, took cover behind a nearby vehicle. The suspects got into their car and sped away.

Mark Matlock, 57, suffered from several gunshot wounds. Matlock got back into the car and drove away with Pendred in the back seat. But on nearby Shelby Avenue, Matlock crashed his vehicle into a Metro bus that was pulled over at the time. There were at least eight people in the bus, but no one was injured.

The victims were taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where Matlock died, police said. Pendred suffered non-life threatening injuries from the crash and is cooperating with police.

Police are searching for the suspects who are described as a white female with pink hair and a black male driving a gray or silver Chrysler 200 or Dodge-type vehicle.

"We are pursuing very strong leads at this moment as we attempt to get these two persons identified and to confirm the scenario that led to the gunfire," Aaron said.

Before this incident, the murder count was on track with that of last year's with 47 deaths.

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