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Jun 27, 2021 | 6:41 AM
Several shootings are under investigation from overnight in Clarksville, including one that involved an officer shooting a suspect.
Clarksville police responded to a loud disturbance about 1:30 this morning in the area of Liberty Bell Lane and officers heard gunshots and found a victim as they approached on foot.
Sgt. Charles Gill says an individual armed with weapons approached an officer as they arrived and the officer fired their duty weapon.
The suspect and original shooting victim were both taken to a hospital for treatment and the TBI is investigating the officer-involved shooting.
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Clarksville Now
Update, 4:50 p.m.: Clarksville Police have just reopened Riverside Drive. Drivers should expect traffic to remain backed up or slow as traffic clears.
Update, 4:40 p.m.: With rush hour approaching, Riverside Drive remains closed, as Lifeflight has had to land on the highway to transport one of the injured.
Two others were transported to Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville.
A medical evacuation helicopter lands on Riverside Drive following a wreck on May 24, 2021. (Michael Patterson, CPD)
Traffic is backed up on Second Street.
Previously:
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Riverside Drive is closed in both directions after a wreck that left one vehicle flipped on its side.
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