Section of Nashville interstate to be re-named in memory of murdered Butler County nurse

Caitlyn Kaufman homicide Caitlyn Kaufman is pictured in an undated photo. Kaufman, a 26-year-old ICU nurse, was killed Dec. 3, 2020, as she drove to work in Nashville, Tenn. (Nashville Metro Police Department)

By WPXI.com News Staff

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A section of a Tennessee interstate will be re-named in memory of a Butler County native who was murdered while headed to work as an ICU nurse in Nashville.

The Wilson County Commissioners unanimously approved the resolution Monday to rename a one-mile section of I-440 in memory of Caitlyn Kaufman.

Caitlyn Kaufman homicide Caitlyn Kaufman is pictured in an undated photo. Kaufman, a 26-year-old ICU nurse, was killed Dec. 3, 2020, as she drove to work in Nashville, Tenn. (Nashville Metro Police Department)

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Kaufman was shot and killed along the interstate in Nashville while heading to work on Dec. 3, 2020. The windshield of her SUV was shattered and her back windows were destroyed by gunfire. It’s not clear if it was a targeted killing, random or a road rage incident.

Police arrested James Cowan, 28, and Devaunte Hill, 21, in connection with her death. Both are charged with criminal homicide.

Caitlyn Kaufman homicide Devaunte Lewis Hill, left, and James Edward Cowan, right, both of Nashville, Tenn., are charged with criminal homicide in the Dec. 3, 2020, interstate shooting of ICU nurse Caitlyn Kaufman. Kaufman, 26, was killed as she drove to work. (Nashville Metro Police Department)

Police said Kaufman did not know either of the men.

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Kaufman grew up in Chicora and her family said moving to Nashville was her lifelong dream.

Nearly 40 people and organizations donated more than $13,000 to a legacy scholarship in her honor.

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