In a quiet home on Cliff Drive in the Bordeaux neighborhood of Nashville, a heated argument between longtime couple Virgil Taylor and Latasha Booker took a tragic and fatal turn. On a Sunday in early December, a family member arrived at the residence to a scene of horror. Inside, both 50-year-old Virgil Taylor and 43-year-old Latasha Booker were discovered with gunshot wounds to the head.
The concerned relative had come to the house after being aware of a dispute between the two earlier in the day.
Emergency services were called to the scene, but for Latasha Booker, it was too late. She was pronounced dead inside the home where she had been shot. Virgil Taylor was found critically injured and was rushed to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. However, his life could not be saved, and he later died from his injuries at the hospital.
Investigators with the Metro Police quickly pieced together the sequence of events. Based on the evidence at the scene and the information provided by the family member, they determined the incident to be a murder-suicide. The authorities concluded that Virgil Taylor shot and killed his girlfriend, Latasha Booker, before turning the gun on himself. The investigation did not lead to any other suspects, and with the death of Taylor, the case was closed.
