Mother of 4 Killed in Nashville Shooting After Community Bike Giveaway

A 25-year-old mother of four was shot and killed at a Nashville apartment complex just hours after a community organization held a bike giveaway for children there.

Cenya Holland was killed near the entrance of Fallbrook Apartments, previously known as Dellway Apartments, according to police. Investigators reported that 21-year-old Gemaurien Robinson admitted to shooting her, claiming she was a danger to him while providing no specific threat or explanation.

Mother of 4 killed in Nashville apartment shooting after bike giveaway

Police relied on surveillance video and witness statements to investigate the shooting. Terry Key, founder of Music City Riders, had been at the complex earlier that day hosting the bike giveaway for children.

“I told them I wanted to start a bike club in Dell Way. They said, ‘Dellway? There ain’t no way.’ But I said I grew up out there. I’m not going to give up on somewhere I grew up,” Key said.

Key said his heart breaks for Holland and her four children. He added that he does not want gun violence to keep defining neighborhoods like Dellway.

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“Since we showed kids we cared, kids ended up graduating from high school, went to college and now they come back and tell other kids about the bike club,” Key said.

Donald Petty, a former resident whose stepchildren still live at the complex, noted that violence is not new to the area. “I’ve seen killings, shootings, everything over in Dellway,” Petty said.

Despite that history, Petty urged community members to keep showing up while exercising caution. He also called on the broader community to unite. “I think we all need to get together and work together instead of working against one another,” Petty said.