Police say fired worker killed boss with hatchet and fled
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee authorities were on the lookout Monday for a man they say killed his former boss with a hatchet.
Nashville police tweeted that 36-year-old Domenic Micheli will be charged with murder.
They say he used a hatchet Monday morning to kill the man who fired him about 14 months ago, 46-year-old Joel Paavola, outside The Balance Training center, at a shopping center in the Belle Meade community.
News outlets report police spokesman Don Aaron said Micheli came to the business armed with a hatchet and another weapon, either a second hatchet or a large knife.
"Micheli brutally, savagely attacked Paavola at the front of the business," Aaron said.
He said Micheli fled the area after the attack.