CLARKSVILLE, Ind. — A suspect who allegedly shot a man in the face in Clarksville late Wednesday morning was arrested in Kentucky hours after the shooting.
The Clarksville Police Department said officers found a man sitting in the median of U.S. 31 North and Charlestown Pike around 11:15 a.m. Police said the man had been shot in the face.
Resident Suzanne Hinson said she saw the man screaming and bleeding from his mouth in the middle of the road. Hinson said she was going to pull over, but then she saw another driver calling for help.
"I was assuming maybe he got hit by a car or something," she said. "He was fully alert. He was walking on the median. I would've never guessed he had just been shot."
Officers immediately began rendering aid to the man, who was later transported to UofL Hospital.
The man is expected to survive, Clarksville Police said.
According to police, the suspect fled the scene in a white Ram "work truck" with a construction light fixed to the vehicle's roof. The suspected shooter was later taken into custody by police in Kentucky.
The Elizabethtown Police Department said Clarksville Police requested their assistance in arresting the suspect hours after the shooting. Authorities were able to locate the man at Motel 6 on North Mulberry Street.
His charges are unknown at this time, however, he's being held at the Hardin County Detention Center.
A spokesperson for the Clarksville Police Department said the investigation remains ongoing and they believe it was an isolated shooting and there was no threat to the community.
If anyone was in the area around the time of the shooting or has any information that may assist in the investigation, officials ask you to contact the Clarksville Police Department and ask to speak with Detective Corporal John Miller at 812-288-7151 Ext. 312.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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