Clarksville, TN – On May 6th, 2011, around 2:07pm, officers responded to the 300 Block of 8th Street in reference to a man that had been shot. When officers arrived they found a 35 year old man that had been shot sitting on a curb.
According to witness accounts, they saw the victim running in the area of Kellogg Street and Farris Drive and then saw another man exit a white Mazda pickup truck and start shooting at the 35 year old man. There were multiple handgun rounds fired at the victim.
At some point, the victim was shot near Kellogg Street and Farris Drive, but fled on foot from the scene, down 8th Street, until he sat down on a curb in a parking lot in the 300 Block of 8th Street. The shooting suspect fled from the scene in a white Mazda pickup.From the information gathered at the scene, the victim may have known the suspect.
The victim was Lifeflighted to a hospital. He is in stable condition and expected to be released today.
The investigation is ongoing and the lead investigator is Detective Mike Ulrey, 931-648-0656, ext. 2314 or the TIPSLINE, 931-645-8477.