Brothers of 18-year-old killed outside Nashville club speak out against gun violence

ANTIOCH, Tenn. (WKRN) — “He was gunned down right outside of Bucanas. It was the wrong place, wrong time,” John Vargas, Yasser Paz’s brother said.

On Tuesday night, News 2 sat down with the family of an 18-year-old who was shot and killed outside of a nightclub in South Nashville.

A 20-year-old was also shot and remains in critical condition at the hospital.

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“Our final times right here,” Louis Vargas said.

“We will always cherish them,” John Vargas said.

Louis and John Vargas look through photos at Disney World. It was their last family trip with their younger brother, Yasser.

“He had a lot of friends actually too much. They couldn’t fit in the house! He was very popular, even his teachers, his coach and bus driver came to the home. Thats how much he touched the world,” John said.

It was September 8 when Paz and a friend were standing outside a nightclub in South Nashville. Metro police said multiple men got out of a car and started shooting at them. Both of them were rushed to Vanderbilt. Paz didn’t survive.

“It was a shock, it was a blur, there was a ringing in my ear,” John said.

John said crime is getting out of control in Nashville. They live just around the corner from Bart Drive where three people were found dead in a home over the weekend .

“We heard the screams of a woman, my whole family did, and my mom ever since has been shaken up…We need more attention to gun violence going on in the city, we are just sick of it really,” John said.

Louis said one way to honor their brother is work to end gun violence in Nashville. “We must better ourselves for him.”

“He wouldn’t want us to be sad he would want us to move forward with our lives and something good come out of this,” John said.

Homicide detectives are continuing to work strong leads in this case. If you have any information please call Crime Stoppers at 615-74-CRIME .

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Paz’s family is planning to hold a candlelight vigil and press conference regarding gun violence on Friday, September 20, at 6 p.m. at the municipal courthouse downtown.

The family is also in need of monetary donations for a headstone. A GoFundMe can be found here .

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