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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The sound of gunfire outside of Bar Louie in the Gulch sent customers running and desperately calling for help. However, witnesses tell News 2 they had trouble getting connected to 911 dispatchers.
“It wouldn’t go through,” said Tim Davis, who was at the restaurant when the shooting occurred. “We had bars. We had Wi-Fi. All of that.”
News 2 inquired and found out a surge in 911 calls forced dispatch phone lines to back up.
“This is a common occurrence for us,” said Stephen Martini, director of the Metro Emergency Communications Center. “This probably happens multiple times — three, four, five times a week in Metro Nashville…

