A Monday night on East 9th Street in Hopkinsville turned into a life-or-death emergency when a child was shot inside a home and critically wounded, authorities say. Fire and EMS crews, along with Hopkinsville police, were called to the 1000 block of East 9th Street around 8:30 p.m., where they found a child with a gunshot wound to the head. The child was rushed to Jennie Stuart Medical Center in Hopkinsville, then airlifted to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville for further care.
According to WSMV, Hopkinsville Fire/EMS reported that the child was transported in critical condition to Jennie Stuart Medical Center, where a medical helicopter was waiting to transfer the patient to Vanderbilt. Detectives with the Hopkinsville Police Department are investigating the shooting and told the station the incident may have been accidental. Authorities have not announced any arrests or released suspect information.
Hospital transfer and airlift
Jennie Stuart Medical Center is the regional hospital serving Hopkinsville and lists its main campus at 320 W. 18th Street. After initial treatment there, the child was flown to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, the pediatric referral center in Nashville that received the patient by air transport.
Investigation underway…