Two teens arrested for murder of South Nashville teenager in January

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Two teens were arrested for the January murder of another teen in South Nashville. The shooting was Nashville's first homicide of the year.

MNPD investigators said 18-year-old William Silva was shot multiple times during a robbery early on the morning of January 2nd.

On Wednesday, 18-year-old Gabriel Beltran was arrested in Murfreesboro and his co-defendant, 18-year-old Htet Star, was arrested Thursday night in Antioch.

At the time of Silva's murder, both were 17 years old and were charged in juvenile court.

According to police, Silva was shot near Nolensville Pike and was taken to Southern Hills Medical Center at 1 a.m. on Jan. 2 with multiple gunshot wounds.

Silva died a short time later.

According to the MNPD data dashboard, there have been 38 shooting victims under the age of 18 so far this year. 10 of them were fatal, and Silvas was the first

Silva's mother started a GoFundMe campaign after his death to help her and her family cope with their grief.

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