Athens police arrest suspect in shooting

ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) – Athens police are holding a man after a shooting incident in which one person was shot in the stomach.

According to a release from the department, police responded to a residence in the 1600 block of Railroad Avenue at 11:15 a.m.

That’s after a report that a man had showed up at the residence with a gunshot wound in the stomach.

The unidentified victim was treated on scene by EMS and then transported to UT Medical Center.

Police say an investigation revealed that a shooting had taken place at a home nearby on Webb Street.

Police arrested David Rodriguez for the shooting.

He remains in the McMinn county jail.