A 48-year-old man, identified as Ronnie Malone, was arrested after reportedly firing shots into MJ's Pool Hall in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, striking one patron in the leg. According to reports from WSMV and NewsChannel5, the incident occurred shortly before 1:00 a.m. on Sunday.
Following a disturbance involving the bartender, Malone was ejected from the establishment by security and subsequently fired several shots. "Malone allegedly fired several shots, striking a man in the leg who was inside the bar," as stated in the reports; his actions also resulted in the shattering of the glass door of the bar. The victim was treated at a local hospital and released. Malone attempted to run from the scene but was quickly taken into custody by Murfreesboro police who now have charged him with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault, one count of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, and one count of employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and he is being held on a $950,000 bond in the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center as detailed by WKRN.
The Murfreesboro Criminal Investigations Unit Violent Crimes detectives are actively leading the investigation to uncover further details surrounding the incident.
Details about the case continue to emerge as the police department has not yet disclosed a motive for the shooting or any additional circumstances leading up to the altercation in the bar, Malone's charges suggest serious implications for the unlawful usage of a weapon and the jeopardizing of public safety, reflecting a strict legal stance against such acts of violence within the community.
