HODGESVILLE: 6:03 PM Houston County 911 dispatched a firearm assault at Shady Grove Trailer Park on Hodgesville Road. The initial call was a 13 year old was shot in the head.
Multiple Houston County Sheriff Deputies responded along with Hodgeville Volunteer Fire and Rehobeth Fire – Rescue.
Houston County 911 instructed both Hodgesville Volunteer Fire and Rehobeth Fire – Rescue to stage until law enforcement declared the scene safe.
Houston County Sheriff Donald Valenza, Sheriff Criminal Investigation Captain Donovan Arias, Houston County Patrol Captain Tony Turner, Houston County Sheriff Patrol Lt. Bradley Shaw and multiple deputies rolled. Houston County Patrol Lt. Bradley Shaw responded.
As Deputies quickly checked the scene and 43 year old male subject was detained. It was determined the 13 year old was not the target and was only grazed, minor. The 13 year old refused medical treatment and was not transported.
The 43 year old suspect was transported to Houston County Sheriff Department Criminal Investigation Division. Dothan Fire 911 had to be dispatched to CID because the suspect was complaining of low blood sugar and istory of diabetes.
UNCONFIRMED by law enforcement, the suspect assaulted a female, a male stepped in. The men alledged to have been doing the assaulting of the female pulled a gun and shot fired. One went into the trailer and struck the juvenile. This is UNCONFIRMED by law enforcement but is preliminary information subject to change.
