In the early morning hours of September 28, 2016, Ryan Scott Trent, a 29-year-old male, was driving his white Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck home from his job as a night manager at Premier Parking in Nashville, Tennessee. Just before 3:00 a.m., a 911 call reported that a pickup truck had veered off Ellington Parkway and into the trees near the Briley Parkway West overpass.
First responders arrived to find Trent deceased at the scene of the crash.
Initially, the incident appeared to be a tragic traffic accident. However, the subsequent examination by the Medical Examiner revealed a much more sinister cause of death: Ryan Scott Trent had sustained a fatal gunshot wound. This discovery transformed the case from a fatal crash into a homicide investigation. Investigators determined that Trent had been shot while driving, causing him to lose control of his vehicle.
Despite the years that have passed, the murder of Ryan Scott Trent remains unsolved, and no arrests have been made. His case is now considered a cold case, but his family has been relentless in their pursuit of justice. They have repeatedly renewed a significant financial reward for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for his death. The family continues to plead with the public for any information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, that could help bring closure to this senseless act of violence. The Nashville Police Department's Cold Case Homicide Unit continues to seek information from the public regarding the circumstances of Trent's murder.
