FOX NASHVILLE's video: YouTube video prank leads to deadly Nashville shooting

An apparent prank lead to the death of a man in Nashville. A self-defense claim was made after a shooting death in the parking lot of Urban Air on Old Hickory Boulevard just before 9:30 p.m. Friday, according to Metro Nashville police. The shooter, 23-year-old David Starnes, Jr., remained on scene. Starnes admitted to shooting 20-year-old Timothy Wilks. Police were told that Wilks and a friend approached a group of people, including Starnes with butcher knives. The incident is said to have been a prank robbery for a YouTube video, however, Starnes reportedly did not know and shot Wilks. No charges have been filed at this time. The investigation is ongoing. Plus, Students disappointed in UT decision not to terminate professor seen in viral tweet, and Comparing numbers: Mask mandate vs. non-mask mandate counties in Tennessee 00:00 YouTube video prank 01:36 UT decision not to terminate professor 03:51 Mask mandate vs. non-mask mandate _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: WZTV on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foxnashville/ WZTV on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FOXNashville Subscribe to WZTV on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCouaZqnOJay2Lacj8fomO3Q/?sub_confirmation=1 Daily News Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0NoehDI3QdbEPqmgxbSwBNiScxUXS0PR For more information, visit https://fox17.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: news@fox17.com Call the Newsroom: 615.369.1717 Fox 17 provides local news, weather, sports, traffic and entertainment for Nashville and nearby towns and communities in Middle Tennessee, including Forest Hills, Brentwood, Franklin, Fairview, Dickson, Clarksville, White House, Greenbrier, Springfield, Gallatin, Hartsville, Lebanon, Mt Juliet, Smyrna, College Grove, Thompson’s Station, Centerville, Murfreesboro, Columbia, Lewisburg, Shelbyville, Manchester, McMinnville, Smithville, Sparta, Cookeville, Hohenwald, Waverly, Camden, Paris, Lafayette, Portland, and in Kentucky, Russelville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Alvaton, Scottsville, Hopkinsville, Glasgow.