PLEASANT VIEW, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Cheatham County deputy shot a man late Sunday night following a vehicle crash. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is now looking into the shooting.
According to the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office, the shooting happened at about 9:25 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Old Clarksville Pike and Randy Road. The TBI said the deputy was investigating reports of a vehicle driving recklessly and speeding. When the car was found, the driver allegedly led deputies on a chase, ending with the vehicle crashing at the intersection where the shooting occurred.
The driver is accused of leaving the vehicle and reaching for an object in his waistband, which the TBI said the deputy then shot the man. He was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
There was a passenger in the vehicle who was also taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries sustained in the crash.
The circumstances of the shooting are under investigation by the TBI.
Old Clarksville Pike was closed between Randy Road and Triangle Road for the investigation.
