Just before 3:00am on Wednesday, September 28th, 2016, a call to 911 reported a pickup that had gone off the road and was in the trees. The white Chevy Silverado driven by Trent traveled off Ellington Parkway and struck a tree at the Briley Parkway West Overpass. Ryan Scott Trent was pronounced deceased at the scene. It was discovered by the Medical Examiner that Trent had died as a result of a fatal gunshot wound. Ryan Trent was 29 years old at the time of his death.
If you have any information regarding the murder of Ryan Scott Trent, 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