NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Two teens have been arrested in connection with a shooting in East Nashville a week ago that left a 28-year-old woman critically injured.

Metro police said Friday that detectives with its Specialized Investigations Division’s TITANS unit arrested 17-year-old Lamontez McKnight after a 28-year-old woman was shot during an attempted robbery on September 19, around 9 p.m. in the 400 block of S 10th Street.

Metro police discovered through their investigation that the victim and her 26-year-old friend were walking from a home on S 10th Street to a nearby nightlife spot when they were confronted by two teenagers. One of the teens pulled a pistol and demanded their belongings.

After the 26-year-old’s purse was forcibly taken, the 28-year-old resisted and was shot. Both

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