The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a young man was apparently accidentally shot by his brother in Cross Roads this afternoon.
Officials are not releasing any names at this time because they aren’t sure all the family has been notified. Henderson County Now is respecting that decision.
According to police, the call came in at about 1:37 p.m. that there had been a shooting at a residence in the Cross Roads area on FM 59.
The young man was shot in the chest with a shotgun. Sheriff Ray Nutt refused to speculate on the extent of the injury, but said the young man was still alive.
He has been taken to ETMC Athens and plans call to careflight him to Children’s Medical Center in Dallas.
Nutt said a press release would be issued after police finish their investigation.