Mother, daughter found dead in South Nashville

Police believe Hilda Griselda Gutierrez, 21, and her daughter, Michelle Aguilar, were murdered around 9 a.m., but the exact cause of death is unknown.

According to police, neither victim appears to have been shot, but Gutierrez had obvious trauma to her body.

Gutierrez’s 1-month-old son, Michael Aguilar, was also in the apartment, but was unharmed, according to a news release from police. The infant is being cared for by relatives.

The woman’s boyfriend and father of the children, Rudy Aguilar, 25, called police at 9:43 a.m. requesting police assistance. Another person in the apartment complex later called soon after, saying the pair had been murdered.

Rudy Aguilar told officers that when he arrived home from work in the morning, the apartment door was locked. After banging on the door, two people, a white man and a Hispanic woman, rushed out of the apartment, Aguilar said.

Aguilar said the two people fled in a white pickup truck. No suspects or charges have been announced.