The Hopkinsville Police Department is investigating after a man was shot on Liberty Street Wednesday morning.
It happened at approximately 10 a.m. in the area of East Second Street on Liberty Street, with Hopkinsville Fire and EMS Captain Payton Rogers telling WHOP News that the male victim in his 20’s or early 30’s sustained a gunshot wound to the neck.
The victim was alert and conscious when medics arrived on scene, and he was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville for treatment.
Shadymon Buckner has been arrested and charged with first-degree assault in connection to the shooting. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the Hopkinsville Police Department.