Two more charged in connection to Oct. 12 Jefferson Street shooting

Nashville police arrested two men in connection to the Oct. 12 shooting on Jefferson Street that killed one and wounded nine others.

Corey Johnson, 31, and Kiyahn Hayes-Woods, 23, were taken into custody Wednesday in the 300 block of Berry Street. Police said Hayes-Wood was carrying a semi-automatic pistol at the time of the arrest.

Police said both Johnson and Hayes-Woods were involved in the deadly shooting that occurred hours after the Tennessee State University Homecoming parade.

Hayes-Woods is charged with felony reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon and unlawful gun possession by a convicted felon. Johnson is being held in lieu of $80,000 bond. Hayes-Woods is being held in lieu of $94,000 bond.

Police said five men with local gang affiliation began shooting at each other after 5 p.m. Oct. 12 at the intersection of 27th Avenue North and Jefferson Street.

One of the five, Vonquae Johnson, 24, was fatally struck and died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Police said Corey Johnson and Hayes-Woods were with Vonquae Johnson at the time of the shooting.

Marquez Davis and DeAnthony Brown, both 24, were arrested Oct. 14 and charged with criminal homicide in connection to Vonquae Johnson's homicide. Davis was charged federally with gun possession by a convicted felony .

Victims' injuries ranged from critical to minor graze wounds. A 12-year-old girl and two 14-year-old girls were in non-critical condition at Vanderbilt Children's University Pediatrics. The oldest victim was a 55-year-old woman who was in critical condition and underwent surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The other victims were expected to survive.

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