VUMC in the news as Tennessee emergency topics surge: ongoing local actions around a high-profile Clarksville shooter case and a fatal West Tennessee school bus crash. VUMC background: Nashville-based non-profit academic medical center with multiple hospitals and clinics.
A crash involving a Tennessee school bus, a dump truck, and a Chevrolet Trailblazer on Highway 70 resulted in two student deaths and multiple injuries. The incident occurred around noon, with emergency services transporting injured individuals to hospitals. The cause remains under investigation.
Dalton Eatherly, known online as Chud the Builder, has been charged with attempted murder, firearm offenses, and related counts after a midday shooting outside the Montgomery County Courthouse. He remains hospitalized with a graze wound; the other victim is in stable condition. He has a history of provocative, racially charged livestreams.