This article has been updated with more information from CCSO.
HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – An overnight investigation by the Christian County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in a man being hospitalized after being shot.
On Sept. 22 at 12:12 a.m. deputies were called to a wreck with possible injuries just before Exit 9 on Interstate 169 northbound. While responding to the call, deputies were told 23-year-old Carlos Chester Jr. of Hopkinsville showed up at the hospital with two gunshot wounds, one in his knee and the second in his back, according to a news release from CCSO.
Deputies located a truck that was northbound in the median. The truck had at least four bullet holes in the driver’s door. The man was flown to a Nashville hospital due to his injuries.
The crash and shooting are under investigation. Anyone who may have any information about this shooting, are asked to call Christian County dispatch at 270-890-1300.
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