On Tuesday, June 29, 1999, around 4:00am William Michael Hunter was standing with a friend on the corner of Cephas Street and Buchanan Street when he was fatally shot. His friend ran to nearby Bud’s Market at 1601 Buchanan Street to call the police. Hunter was able to tell a first responder that he had been robbed by a young black male with facial hair before succumbing to his injuries. William Michael Hunter was 33 years old at the time of his death.
If you have any information regarding the murder of William Michael Hunter, 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