Officers from the Muray Police Department arrested 61-year-old Earl Birdsong of Murray in connection to a shooting on Friday.
At around 9 p.m. officers responded to the Calloway County Hospital and made contact with a patient who had been shot. Police also responded to the location of the shooting and came across a vehicle matching the description given by the victim.
The vehicle attempted to leave the area, but officers stopped it from doing so. Officers arrested Birdsong, who was reportedly in the driver’s seat, and charged him with first-degree assault and tampering with physical evidence.