On a December afternoon in Nashville, Tennessee, a burst of gunfire shattered the calm of the Talbot's Corner neighborhood, leaving two men dead. The incident, which occurred on December 20, 2016, claimed the life of Mahri Hawkins, a 29-year-old male, and 34-year-old Donnie McFarland.
Hawkins and McFarland were at a relative's house on Duke Street when a white Kia Optima approached. An exchange of gunfire erupted between the occupants of the car and the two men, both of whom were armed.
The shootout was brief but deadly, leaving both Hawkins and McFarland with multiple gunshot wounds.
When the shooting stopped, McFarland lay dead at the scene. Hawkins, critically injured, was rushed to a nearby hospital but ultimately succumbed to his wounds. The white Kia Optima sped away from the area and was later discovered abandoned by authorities.
While news reports at the time mentioned that a gunman had claimed self-defense in the fatal shooting, details of this claim and the identity of the individual who made it have not been publicly released. Online sources and official records do not indicate that any arrests have been made in connection with the deaths of Mahri Hawkins and Donnie McFarland, and the investigation into the double homicide remains unresolved.
