On a mild autumn evening in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of 32-year-old Patrick Maney Cordell Waller was tragically cut short. On October 31, 2020, Waller was fatally shot outside the Cumberland Pointe Apartments located on Buena Vista Pike. The incident occurred at approximately 11 p.m., shattering the quiet of the night and leaving a community in mourning.
Responding to a call of shots fired, Metro Nashville Police officers arrived at the scene to find Waller on the ground with
multiple gunshot wounds. Despite the immediate medical attention he received, his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Waller was a male, and at the time of his death, he was 32 years old.
According to witness accounts provided to the Homicide Unit detectives, the assailant was a man dressed entirely in black, his face obscured by a mask and a hooded sweatshirt. The gunman reportedly ran up to Waller and fired multiple shots before quickly fleeing the area on foot, disappearing into the darkness. The brazen and targeted nature of the attack suggested a chilling premeditation, yet the motive for the killing remained elusive.
In the days that followed, the Nashville community grappled with the senseless violence that had claimed one of their own. Law enforcement officials appealed to the public for any information that might lead to the apprehension of the person responsible for Waller's death. They urged anyone who may have witnessed the event or had knowledge of the circumstances leading up to it to come forward. Despite these pleas, the investigation has not publicly identified any suspects, and no arrests have been announced in connection with the murder of Patrick Maney Cordell Waller. The case remains an open and ongoing investigation, a painful and unresolved chapter for his family and friends.
