On Tuesday, November 26th, 1996, James William Thompson left his house with his mother’s boyfriend. The boyfriend drove Thompson to the corner of North 5th Street and Vernon Winfrey Avenue. A black male wearing a dark jacket and a stocking cap was seen walking up to Thompson and he was shot. Thompson was taken to the hospital and succumbed to his injuries the following day. James William Thompson was 17 years old at the time of his death.
If you have any information regarding the murder of James William Thompson, please contact the Cold Case Homicide Unit at MNPDColdCase@nashville.gov
You can also call the Nashville Police Department’s Crime Stoppers Division anonymously at 615-742-7463
We feel it is important to put a face to the name. If you have a photograph you would like to submit to be posted (as an addition or substitution) please email: MNPDColdCase@nashville.gov