CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — One person was shot Monday afternoon in Clarksville and taken by helicopter to a Nashville hospital for treatment.
The shooting was reported around 12:45 p.m. in the area of Wild Fern Lane, said Clarksville police. According to police, the shooting was the result of a road rage incident that started around 12:30 p.m.
The unidentified male victim was shot in the side and taken by a life-flight helicopter to an undisclosed Nashville hospital. He is currently paralyzed from the waist down.
Clarksville Police Department detectives and Crime Scene Unit members worked to process the scene. All drivers in the area were asked to find alternative routes while the scene was processed.
Clarksville police are still asking for security cam footage between 12:30 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. from residents or those who live in the immediate area of Wild Fern Lane, Tobacco Road and Sandburg Drive to assist in their investigation.
The victim was driving a gold Jeep Grand Cherokee.
The suspects were driving in a tan/bronze Ford Taurus with dark-tinted windows. The driver of the Taurus was described as a female, and the passenger that shot the victim was described as a male with short dreads.
Anyone with information or additional video from this shooting should call 911 or contact Detective Steinlage at 931-648-0656, ext. 5472. To make an anonymous report and qualify for a cash reward, please call the Clarksville Montgomery County Crime Stoppers Tipsline at 931-645-8477, or submit an anonymous tip online at P3tips.com/591.
