NASHVILLE — Nashville police officers Friday arrested murder suspect Tessa Knapp, 21, on Rosa L. Parks Blvd. She is accused of intentionally running over and fatally injuring her former roommate with a car on February 1st in the parking lot of the Rodeway Inn on Old Hickory Boulevard in Hermitage. The victim, Amanda Byers, 20, died on February 5th.
Before her death on February 5th, Byers told detectives that Knapp intentionally ran her over after Knapp stole her money and other belongings.
Surveillance video shows a woman, alleged to have been Knapp, run to a vehicle in the motel parking lot. Byers is seen banging on the side of the car and was heard by a witness yelling for the driver to stop. Byers attempted to block the car. She was knocked down and run over by the front driver’s side tire. The vehicle stopped for a moment with Byers under the car before the driver rolled over her again with the rear tire.
Knapp is being held without bond pending a hearing.
