He was 73. Metro Police officials said they were called to his home Sunday night and they found Freeman dead in an apparent suicide.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Billionaire businessman Bill Freeman has died. Freeman's son, who is a state representative from Nashville, confirmed the passing. His cause of death is not known at this time.

William H. “Bill” Freeman, a titan of Nashville’s business community, former mayoral candidate and a leading fundraiser for the Democratic Party, died Sunday night at the age of 73. The cause of death was suicide.