SHELBY COUNTY, TN. (THECOUNT) — Dajuante Stuart, of Hermitage, Tennessee, has been identified as the Nashville-based truck driver found shot to death in his semi-trailer on the shoulder of an interstate in Shelby County.
Stuart, 30, was found dead in the cab of the tractor-trailer early Wednesday morning on I-269 just west of Memphis.
Authorities issued a BOLO for an “extremely dangerous” person of interest connected to the shooting death.
After detectives reviewed the security camera footage from inside the cab, they announced the death was being treated as a homicide investigation. They then released images of the suspect taken from the security footage showing the man with a tattoo on his right bicep and carrying a Mario-themed backpack, reports FOX17.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol also issued a BOLO for the suspect.
Anyone who recognizes the suspect or thinks they have seen him is asked to call the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office at 901-528-2274. Authorities are urging the public to use caution because the man is being considered very dangerous.
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Geo quick facts: Shelby County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 927,644. It is the state’s largest county both in terms of population and geographic area. Its county seat is Memphis, a port on the Mississippi River and the second most populous city in Tennessee – Wikipedia.
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