Polk County authorities find man shot in the head at gas station

POLK COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Polk County authorities said one man was shot in the head near a gas station in Old Fort, Tennessee.

Austin D. Edwards. Polk County Sheriff’s Office

On May 3, Polk County detectives arrived at the scene at around 9:40 p.m. They said they found the shooting victim at a Mapco in Old Fort, but the shooting occurred at 907 Swan Road.

They found the victim, Jarrett Cronan, with a gunshot wound to the head. First responders took him to a local hospital in critical condition.

Later, authorities located the suspected shooter and arrested him at a home in Old Fort.

Polk County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as Austin D. Edwards.

They are charging Edwards with two counts of attempted second-degree murder. He is being held at the Polk County Jail on a $350,000 bond.