Justice · Greyhound station shootingNashville bus station shooting: Wounded man charged, guard faces reviewAired October 27, 2026 at 2:56 AM UTCWritten October 27, 2026 at 3:00 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07A security guard followed a man behind a car and fired again.0:10The man suffered gunshot wounds to his hip and leg.0:12He's since left the hospital and been booked on aggravated assault.0:15Investigators still have to decide whether the guard should face charges for the0:19force he used.0:20The shooting happened outside the Greyhound Terminal on Rep, John Lewis Way South in0:24Nashville.0:24It was Sunday, October25,2026, shortly before7 :30 in the morning.0:30Police put the time at seven twenty-five.0:32The guard is thirty-nine year old Douglas West.0:35The man he shot is twenty two year old Macintosh from Toxie, Alabama.0:40An aggravated assault charge now carries consequences for Macintosh, while police0:44and prosecutors separately examine West's decision to shoot.0:47Police say West had told Macintosh to leave the station about forty, five minutes0:51before the confrontation.0:52After the shooting, police expected to arrest McIntosh when he left the hospital.0:56He was discharged and booked that Sunday night.0:59Police allege Macintosh approached West, threw hot coffee into his face without1:03provocation, and began hitting him.1:04West told investigators Macintosh charged him and threatened to kill him.1:08The allegation against Macintosh and West's account of that threat are part of the1:11investigation.1:12Witnesses also described a man throwing a drink on the guard.1:15Their description overlaps with the police allegation of hot coffee.1:18It doesn't by itself settle the drink's temperature or the sequence of physical1:22contact before the shooting.1:24Witness video shows West fighting with Macintosh on the street outside the station.1:28Someone who appears to be another security guard steps between them and pushes1:31Macintosh away.1:32The recording then shows West drawing his gun.1:34West fires in Macintosh's direction.1:37Macintosh runs behind a car, and West follows him and fires again.1:40Those two firing actions appear in the witness video sequence.1:44The movement between them is part of what investigators must assess.1:47The allegation of an earlier attack leaves investigators with another question about1:51the gunfire.1:52They still have to assess the threat West faced when he fired, including after1:55Macintosh moved behind the car.1:57Police say a nearby security camera captured the entire incident and backs West's2:01account.2:01They say it shows Macintosh making a slight movement toward West before he fired.2:05That is investigators' description of a separate recording.2:08West stayed at the scene until officers arrived and was questioned.2:11Police described burns, scrapes, and bruises to his face.2:15His injuries and his account of the confrontation form part of the review of his use2:18of force.2:19MacIntosh's bond was set at ten thousand dollars after his booking on aggravated2:23assault.2:24That amount doesn't tell us whether he paid it or left custody.2:27His discharge from the hospital also doesn't tell us whether he's fully recovered.2:31The legal proceedings now run on two tracks.2:33Macintosh faces the assault allegation, and investigators are reviewing West's2:37actions.2:38MacIntosh's arrest doesn't settle whether West's use of deadly force was legally2:42justified.2:43Metro Nashville Police and the District Attorney's Office are to conduct a full2:46review before deciding whether West will face charges.2:49They haven't announced a date for that decision.2:51The aggravated assault charge against McIntosh is the criminal charge announced so2:55far.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗
