HOPKINSVILLE, KY. (WTVF) — A woman was airlifted to Nashville after an overnight shooting in Christian County, Kentucky.
Officials from the Christian County Sheriff's Office responded to a scene in the 1000 block of Petsch Lane around midnight after receiving calls that a female had been shot.
Upon arrival, deputies discovered the female victim with a gunshot wound to her leg.
Early investigations show that Jeffrey Proffitt, 47, and the victim were in an argument when Proffitt got a gun from his vehicle and began waving it around. During the altercation, the gun fired and a bullet struck the female in the leg.
The woman was transported via life flight to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she remains in stable condition.
Proffitt, a convicted felon, was arrested and charged with first-degree assault - domestic violence and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.
