CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – (CLARKSVILLENOW) The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has issued a warning about possible child predators dressed in clown costumes.

The agency sent the following message Saturday via Twitter:

https://twitter.com/TNDeptofSafety/status/779762973757681665

WKRN reported last week on an investigation by The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department following a report of a juvenile being attacked by a clown in Summitville.

A suspect in a clown mask reportedly attacked a teen with a knife.