Smyrna Police Department (SPD) are looking for Rodney Garrett and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigatoin is helping by adding him to the state's Most Wanted list.

On Nov. 1, shortly after midnight, SPD personnel were dispatched to the 500 block of Almaville Road in response to a domestic shooting. Garrett’s had been shot and was taken to the hospital. Garrett allegedly fled the scene on foot and is now believed to be in the Nashville area.

Smyrna Police Department has charged him with attempted criminal homicide.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Stephen Hannah, 615-267-5146 or stephen.hannah@townofsmyrna.org.  If you see Rodney Garrett (pictured below), please call your local law enforcement.

Smyrna Fire Department personnel contain overnight structure fire

Smyrna Fire Department (SFD) personnel were dispatched to a single family structure fire in the 100 block of Vanderford Lane at 3:18 a.m., November 1, 2021.

Upon arrival, B-Shift personnel from stations 1, 2, and 3 noted heavy smoke coming from the structure. SFD personnel attached and extinguished the fire, containing damage primarily to the garage. Five residents were present at the time of the fire and all made it out safely. 

Smyrna Fire Department’s fire investigator has determined the cause to be accidental.

“Personnel did an excellent job of containing the fire,” shared SFD Chief Bill Culbertson. “We are grateful the occupants escaped unharmed.”