Police seek 2nd suspect in murder of nurse
Nashville Metro police are seeking a second suspect in the murder of Butler County native Caitlyn Kaufman.
Officers are on the lookout for James Edward Cowan, 28, in connection with the Dec. 3 murder of Kaufman, a nurse, who was shot as she traveled to work on Interstate 440.
Police have issued an arrest warrant charging Cowan with criminal homicide.
According to police, Cowan is alleged to have been with co-defendant Devaunte Hill, 21, when shots were fired from their vehicle into Kaufman’s car.
Hill of East Nashville was arrested Dec. 11 on a charge of criminal homicide and implicated himself in Kaufman’s murder. He remains in the Downtown Detention Center in Nashville.
The investigation, led by Detective Chris Dickerson, said cell phone data puts both men in the area of the crime scene where Kaufman was killed just after 6 p.m. on Dec. 3.
Kaufman, 26, was a 2012 Butler High School graduate and worked as a nurse in the intensive care unit at St. Thomas West Hospital. Her family resides in Chicora.
The United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to Cowan’s arrest. Nashville Crime Stoppers is offering an additional reward of up to $1,000. Persons can call 615-742-7463 or also send an electronic tip to www.p3tips.com/161.
