Crime & Safety
Man Hospitalized After La Vergne Home Invasion
A man was shot in the stomach during the break-in on Farmingdale Drive.
LA VERGNE, TN — A La Vergne man was shot in the stomach during an early-morning home invasion Thursday.
The residents of the home on Farmingdale Drive were roused awake by the sound of the front door being kicked in around 5 a.m.. Police say a woman who lived at the home went to the restroom while the victim went to investigate. The woman said she heard screaming and then a gunshot and found the victim lying on the floor, shot in the stomach.
He was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and his injuries are serious.
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