NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Senseless. That’s the word those closest to State Trooper Adam Cothron are using to describe a tragedy.
It has been almost a week since he was shot during a traffic stop on the interstate, and he is still recovering in the hospital. Even though Adam was temporarily sidelined by the encounter, he hasn’t stopped working. Adam and his brother have since started to work towards making meaningful change.
“I got a phone call from my mom,” remembered Grant Cothron.
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Grant explained that it’s a call all law enforcement officials know could happen at any moment, but that doesn’t make it less of a surprise.
“Well, I’m a law enforcement officer. So that call is to be expected sometimes. But you never truly expect it to be your brother, your family, somebody that close to you,” Grant said. “We see it all the time, but unfortunately, this hit a little closer to home.”
His brother, Adam, pulled over a vehicle on Interstate 40 in Putnam County on July 22 when shots were fired at him. Then, a manhunt for the shooters began.