04-04-2025
Gunshot detection tech leads to 3 arrests following separate Murfreesboro shooting incidents
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Alerts from gunshot detection technology in Murfreesboro recently helped police arrest three suspects who were involved in separate shooting incidents last month, officials said.
The Murfreesboro Police Department said the incidents occurred days apart on March 17 and March 28.
No calls to 911 were made on March 17 to report an incident where shots were fired in the area of Lee Street, police said. Instead, alerts from gunshot detection sensors led law enforcement to respond to the area.
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Crime data analysts reportedly reviewed video from public safety cameras in the area and identified 19-year-old Lamon McGowan Jr. as a suspect in the shots fired incident.
According to the MPD, a man was intending to sell a PlayStation 5 to the 19-year-old and became suspicious that he was about to be robbed or scammed. Then, the potential seller decided to leave, and as he drove away, a gunshot was fired at his pickup truck.
Officers arrested McGowan at his home without incident, charging him with aggravated assault with a weapon. He was later released on a $4,500 bond and is expected to appear in General Sessions Court on April 14.
The gunshot detection sensors also alerted officers to another shots fired incident in the parking lot of a business on Dr. Martin King Jr. Boulevard during a car show on Friday, March 28.
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Two men, who were riding an orange and red motorcycle, reportedly left the area firing shots into the air. Deputies with the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office later stopped the red motorcycle on Shelbyville Highway and detained the driver. During the stop, police said the rider on the orange motorcycle arrived and was also detained.
After a thorough investigation, 20-year-old Cayden Wiggins and 19-year-old Nicholas Adkison, both of Bell Buckle, were arrested. The duo was charged with felony reckless endangerment, possession of a weapon while committing a felony, tampering with evidence, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of weapon while under the influence and underage consumption.
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Since the red motorcycle was reportedly stolen from the Nashville area, police added Adkison is also facing property theft charges.
Adkison was released on a $27,500 bond, while Wiggins was released on a $22,500 bond. Both are scheduled to appear in court on June 10.
Authorities said the sensors play a critical role in solving crimes in the community.
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