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Two Arrested After Murfreesboro Homeowner Shot During Confrontation Over Driveway Intruders
A Murfreesboro man is in stable condition after he was shot Monday night when he confronted two young men in his driveway and later tracked them to a construction site, police said. Two suspects are in custody and two handguns were recovered.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. â A Murfreesboro man is recovering after being shot Monday night when a confrontation with two young men he found standing in his driveway escalated into gunfire, according to the Murfreesboro Police Department.
Officers responded to the 4500 block of Veterans Parkway at about 10 p.m. Monday after reports of a shooting. The man, who was struck by gunfire, was taken to a hospital and is listed in stable condition, police said.
Investigators said the man was returning to his home in the Cloister neighborhood when he encountered two younger males in his driveway. He confronted them, and they left. The man then drove his pickup truck to look for them and found them near a construction site off Veterans Parkway, according to police.
At that point, both suspects produced handguns and fired at the man, striking him and his truck, police said.
After the victim was transported, officers from Murfreesboro Police, the Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office searched through the night, using drone units over the area. One suspect was located and detained at a nearby apartment complex, and the other turned himself in at the sheriff's office, police said.
Two handguns believed to have been used in the shooting were recovered.
All westbound lanes of Veterans Parkway were closed overnight while investigators processed the scene and reopened early Tuesday morning.
Police used the incident to remind residents that calling law enforcement is safer than confronting a potentially dangerous situation on their own.
The shooting occurred along a busy commercial corridor near residential neighborhoods, an area where residents and shoppers travel regularly. Police have not released the names or ages of the suspects, and the investigation is ongoing.