HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – A man was hospitalized after being shot in the leg and arm on Labor Day. The shooting occurred at 9:30 a.m. on Monday at the 300 block of South Jessup Avenue according to a news release from the Hopkinsville Police Department.
After an investigation, officers determined that the suspect and the victim, Demetrees Bussell, had been in a verbal altercation, when the suspect pulled out a gun. Bussell was shot twice, and the suspect ran into a residence on South Oneal Avenue before police arrived.
The suspect was arrested and charged with assault in the second degree. HPD said Bussell is in stable condition at this time at Jennie Stuart Health.