Deputies: Verbal altercation leads to shooting at truck stop in Hopkins Co.

Deputies: Verbal altercation leads to shooting at truck stop in Hopkins Co.
Published: Sep. 5, 2021 at 7:32 PM CDT

HANSON, Ky. (WFIE) - The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office confirms that deputies are investigating a shooting at a gas station on Sunday.

Deputies say the altercation happened at the Love’s Travel Stop parking lot in Hanson around 6 p.m.

Major Charlie Young with the sheriff’s office says a verbal altercation broke out, which led to someone pulling out a gun and firing a few shots.

The sheriff’s office tells 14 News when deputies arrived on the scene, they found a woman who suffered a non-life-threatening injury to the hand.

Police arrested Eugene Paul of Central City and Teagan Anderson of Evansville, Indiana.

Left: Teagan Anderson. Right: Eugene Paul.(Hopkins County Jail.)

Both individuals are facing first-degree wanton endangerment charges.

Deputies say all three people associated with the shooting were involved in a custody exchange.

The shooting remains under investigation.

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