A 15-year-old boy was shot in the leg Saturday morning in a neighborhood off Hugh Hunter Road in Oak Grove, Kentucky, suffering wounds serious enough that he had to be flown by helicopter to a Nashville hospital. Hopkinsville Fire, EMS and Oak Grove police responded to the scene and found the teenager with a gunshot wound to his thigh and calf.
According to Christian County Now, crews responded to the 200 block of Pappy Drive at 11:15 a.m. Saturday for a juvenile with a gunshot wound, per HFD/EMS spokesperson Payton Rogers. EMS found the boy with one gunshot wound to his thigh and calf, and he was flown to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville. A separate report from whopam.com likewise describes a 15-year-old male patient suffering a gunshot wound to the thigh and calf, placing the shooting in the 200 block of Pappy Drive.
Condition Described as Serious but Stable
The teen's injuries were described as serious but not life-threatening, and he remained in that condition after arriving in Nashville. The Oak Grove Police Department is investigating the shooting, though the circumstances that led to the gunfire have not been disclosed.
This is not the first time Oak Grove police have had to investigate a shooting that sent a victim to a Nashville hospital by helicopter. In September, the same department investigated a shooting at an apartment building on Mandarin Drive, where a man was transported via helicopter to Skyline Medical Center in Nashville in serious but stable condition after first responders confirmed at least one gunshot wound and a head injury, per the same local outlet's earlier report. Oak Grove police also investigated a separate shooting in April 2024, according to WSMV.
Investigation Remains Active
No arrests or additional details have been released as police continue looking into what happened on Pappy Drive. The boy's identity and the circumstances surrounding the shooting have not been made public.
