Sheriff: Man shot in knee after assaulting son, neighbor
Investigators now say the "victim" was actually the aggressor
UPDATE:
Investigators now say the shooting Thursday evening on Vulcan Lane in Harrison was a case of self-defense.
Gregory Burnett. Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office photo
And the “victim” has now been charged, himself.
Hamilton County investigators said that Gregory Burnett had actually assaulted his son and a neighbor.
He was then shot in the knee in self-defense.
Burnett is the one facing charges.
The charges are domestic assault and assault.
We were originally given the incorrect mugshot for Burnett. We have gladly replaced it with the correct one.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – On Thursday at around 7 p.m., Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call of a person shot on 6000 block of Vulcan Lane.
When HCSO deputies arrived, they found one victim suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the knee.
The HCSO Criminal Investigations Unit is investigating the incident.
Currently, there is no active threat to the community.
The incident is still under investigation with no additional information at this time.
