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UPDATED: Community assistance needed to identify persons who attacked Buddhist monk




Metro Nashville Police Department detectives are asking for the community’s assistance in identifying the five persons who attacked a Buddhist monk and robbed the Wat Lao Buddhist Temple on Old Hickory Boulevard in South Nashville on Sunday morning.Submitted

Metro Nashville Police Department detectives are asking for the community’s assistance in identifying the five persons who attacked a Buddhist monk and robbed the Wat Lao Buddhist Temple on Old Hickory Boulevard in South Nashville on Sunday morning.Submitted

Metro Nashville Police Department detectives are asking for the community’s assistance in identifying the five persons who attacked a Buddhist monk and robbed the Wat Lao Buddhist Temple on Old Hickory Boulevard in South Nashville on Sunday morning.

The victim, who lives at the Temple, heard a knock on the door at approximately 9 a.m. Sunday. When he cracked it open, the robbers — who appear to be four women (one of whom was carrying a toddler) and a man — forced their way inside and knocked the monk to the ground. He was held there while at least two of the women went through the Temple for several minutes and took cash.

When the suspects started to leave, the monk saw that one of the women had a satchel across her body. He grabbed onto it in an effort to prevent her from leaving. The others ganged up on him until the female broke free (this sequence of events was recorded by a surveillance camera). The suspects fled in a silver Toyota van.

The robbery was reported to the MNPD on Tuesday afternoon. Anyone recognizing the robbers from the attached surveillance footage is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463. Callers to Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and qualify for a cash reward.

Buddhist monk surveillanceCourtesy / MNPD

In an update released by the MNPD on Thursday, the silver Toyota van was recovered abandoned on Battle Ridge Lane in Nolensville. It displayed a California temporary tag. The van has been impounded and will be searched pursuant to a search warrant. The investigation continues.

Van involved in Buddhist monk attackSubmitted

Van involved in Buddhist monk attackSubmitted

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