CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – After a week of investigating, detectives identified and apprehended the suspect believed to be involved in the shooting and death of the 17-year-old driver of the red Dodge Charger.
On Sept. 6, several neighborhoods were shut down and residents were asked to stay indoors because of a shooting investigation in the St. Bethlehem area. The intersection of Wilma Rudolph Boulevard and Holiday Drive were shut down while officers processed the crime scene, and the 17-year-old driver of the Dodge Charger later died as a result of his injuries.
Information from a CPD press release reveals that there was another passenger, a 17-year-old female, in the Charger at the time of the shooting but was not injured.
26-year-old Quantavious Golliday was identified as a suspect and was taken into custody Wednesday night at a business on Providence Boulevard at approximately 4:50 p.m. for First Degree Murder and Attempted First Degree Murder.
Golliday has also been charged with felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, prohibited weapons (brass knuckles), and manufacture, delivery, and sale of a controlled substance. Golliday had in his possession several different narcotics including fentanyl, cocaine, and crack cocaine.
According to CPD spokesman, Scott Beaubien, Golliday has a violent criminal history and has previous convictions of aggravated assault and Schedule II drugs in 2017 and is well known to law enforcement. He has other charges pending in Montgomery County Circuit Court and General Sessions Court. Golliday was arrested for a Violation of Probation warrant on September 5th.
This is still an ongoing investigation and other charges are pending.
Anyone with additional information or video footage is asked to contact Detective Goble, 931-648-0656, ext. 5323. To remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward, submit a tip online at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Crime Stoppers website or call the Tipsline, 931-645-8477.