CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Three men have been charged in a Clarksville homicide that occurred on Chapel Street in November 2017.

Ray Charles Nelson, 53, was shot and killed near 140 Chapel St. on Nov. 10, 2017.

After a Clarksville Police investigation, three men were charged recently with premeditated first-degree murder:

  • Zemarcus Shatwan Ligon, who was taken into custody Sunday.
  • Antonio Nathan Bafford, who was already in jail.
  • Ramone Pierre Gholston, who was already in jail.

Gholston was also charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

The shooting

That day in 2017, a shots fired call came in around 5:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they found Ray Charles Nelson, who had been shot. He was transported by ambulance to Tennova Healthcare’s emergency room, where he died from his injuries.

According to a news release from Clarksville Police spokesman Detective Michael Patterson, detectives actively followed available leads and worked to seek justice for Nelson in the years since his death.

Police also released a surveillance video in the days after the shooting of what appears to be three men standing around a car.

This is still an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information can contact Detective Nathan Lee at 931-648-0656, Ext. 5295.