{"id":66442,"date":"2016-02-10T20:30:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T01:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=66442"},"modified":"2016-02-10T20:30:49","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T01:30:49","slug":"man-found-murdered-in-homeless-camp-identified-nashville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-found-murdered-in-homeless-camp-identified-nashville\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Killed, Body Set on Fire at Nashville Homeless Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE &#8212;\u00a0The man found murdered Sunday night in a camp in the 1400 block of Davidson Street near Shelby Park is identified as Horace Horton, 55, who was homeless.<\/p>\n<p>Officers and Fire Department personnel responded to reports of an explosion in the heavily wooded area at 6:30 p.m. They found Horton\u2019s body on fire.\u00a0 A second fire, with a small propane tank in the center, was also located nearby.<\/p>\n<p>The preliminary autopsy shows that blunt force trauma was a significant factor in Horton\u2019s death.\u00a0 There were several tents at the camp but no other persons were present when emergency personnel arrived.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Horace-Horton.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66443\" src=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Horace-Horton.jpg\" alt=\"Horace Horton\" width=\"300\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Horace-Horton.jpg 300w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Horace-Horton-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information about Horton\u2019s murder is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.\u00a0 Callers to Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and qualify for a cash reward.\u00a0 Persons can also send an electronic tip by texting the word \u201cCASH\u201d along with the message to 274637 (CRIMES), or online at www.nashvillecrimestoppers.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE &#8212;\u00a0The man found murdered Sunday night in a camp in the 1400 block of Davidson Street near Shelby Park is identified as Horace Horton, 55, who was homeless. 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