Eric Lee Brown, 36, was found with a fatal gunshot wound behind his business, Spudz Inc., at 5908 Charlotte Pike in Nashville on the late afternoon of Wednesday, October 24, 2007. Emergency services were called about 4:00 p.m. after a friend discovered Brown and reported seeing an older-model gray car with three Black males leaving the area shortly after the shooting.

The Nashville Police Department’s Cold Case Homicide Unit lists the killing as unsolved. No arrests have been announced and the motive for the killing remains unknown. Court records show Brown had prior felony charges from October 2001 for possession of a handgun and possession with intent to sell marijuana; he was indicted on both counts and completed two years of probation in 2002. It is not known whether his past was connected to the homicide.

If anyone remembers seeing a gray older-model car near 5908 Charlotte Pike on October 24, 2007, or has other information, please contact the Cold Case Homicide Unit.