NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — An investigation is underway after a Williamson County Sheriff’s deputy was shot during an attempted traffic stop early Thursday morning.
Authorities told News 2 the deputy was shot in Western Williamson County, in the area of Pinewood Road near Interstate 840.
The deputy was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and is being treated for non-life threatening injuries. Sheriff Dusty Rhoades identified the deputy as Chandler Rowe.
The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office reported a suspect, identified as 35-year-old Samuel Bennett of Franklin, is in custody for the shooting, which happened when Deputy Rowe attempted to stop a car Bennett was driving on Old Pinewood Road. Bennett did not stop and fired three shots from an AR-15 at the deputy.
Deputy Rowe was hit in the shoulder and did not fire his service weapon. Bennett was injured when he crashed his car into a tree, according to the sheriff’s office.
Multiple law enforcement officers responded to Vanderbilt in support of the deputy.
Bennett was also taken to a hospital for treatment, but he has since been released and booked into the Williamson County Jail.
He has been booked on several charges, including one for second-degree murder.
The sheriff’s office says Bennett has had previous run-ins with the law in Williamson County.
