Officials in Tennessee said an inmate was transported to the hospital after attempting to flee custody and then were shot in the process. Officials are investigating the shooting.
Surveillance video has captured the moment five escaped inmates from the St. Francois County Detention Center got away after stealing a car in Missouri. on Friday but was swiftly apprehended after an officer shot and injured the suspect, officials said.
A correctional officer with Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Department discharged their service weapon at a Pikeville hospital in Bledsoe County, striking an inmate of the Sequatchie County Jail who attempted to escape custody, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Public Information Officer Susan Niland.The inmate was initially transported to the hospital for medical reasons and was transported to a Chattanooga hospital for treatment for the gunshot wound, Niland said.
The Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Department said a correctional officer fired a weapon and struck an inmate attempting to escape custody on Feb. 10, 2023.
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