LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – An accidental shooting in the Davis Chapel area late Wednesday afternoon injured a juvenile male, according to the Campbell County Sheriff’s Department. 

The 911 call came into central dispatch around 4:12 pm with Campbell County EMS and the sheriff’s department responding to the scene of the accident in the Cross Creek Lane area of Davis Chapel. 

According to Campbell County Sheriff Robbie Goins, two juvenile males were in the area, “possibly target shooting, when one accidentally shot the other one.” 

The juvenile received non-life threatening injuries to the face and was transported for medical treatment.

According to the sheriff, the incident was a result of an accident and no charges are expected to be filed. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 11/04/2021-6AM)