AND The man from Tennessee was charged after he allegedly opened fire on a family sledding in the snow, claiming the family was on his property.
Benjamin Cook faces six counts of aggravated assault in connection with the shooting, according to Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. Additional charges could be filed pending the outcome of the investigation.
The sheriff’s office said deputies responded to the 6300 block of Stoney River Drive on Friday after a report that a man had shot at a family of six who were playing outside in the snow.
Benjamin Cook faces six counts of aggravated assault. (Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office)
Preliminary information from the scene indicated the parents and their four children were walking down the street to go sledding down a hill in their neighborhood, deputies said.
But around 11:30 a.m., family said they heard gunshots coming from the direction of a house down the hill near the 10400 block of Birchwood Pike. The mother said she saw snow flying from the ground just meters away from her one-year-old son.
The parents immediately looked in the direction of the shots and yelled at the man, later identified as Cook, to stop shooting. The man claimed the family was on his property, but the family replied that they were not on his property.
A man is facing charges after he allegedly opened fire on a family sledding in the snow. (Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office)
The family then gathered their belongings and went home before reporting the incident to the authorities.
Deputies responded to the shooter’s home and spoke with Cook. They also received pictures from neighbors showing Cook in the same outfit walking through the woods with a black rifle on his back.
Cook was then arrested on charges of aggravated assault.
The investigation also revealed that the family was not on Cook’s property when he started shooting. (Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office)
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The investigation also revealed that the family was not on Cook’s property when he started shooting.
Cook’s home was searched, where several rifles were found.
