CCSO investigating theft, shots fired

The Christian County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an incident of shots fired that occurred on Shilo Church Road Monday.

According to the police report, deputies responded to Green Earth Recycling to meet with the victim, who had bullet holes in the front of his vehicle along with a flat front tire. The victim had reportedly met with the suspect to sell him a cellphone.  They met at Green Earth Recycling and when the victim went inside to meet someone, the suspect took the victim’s briefcase and fled in a vehicle.

The victim jumped in a friend’s vehicle and followed the perpetrator. The pursuit continued to Shilo Church Road before the suspect reportedly fired several shots, hitting the victim’s vehicle.

The suspect got away with the victim’s items, including a reported $50,000 in collectible baseball cards.

A suspect’s name is redacted on the police report and the investigation continues.