CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.- (CLARKSVILLENOW) A 41-year-old man has been charged with attempted criminal homicide after a shooting in Clarksville early Sunday morning.
According to police, Robert Eastland entered D6 on Walnut Grove Road, just before 2 a.m. Sunday morning to confront his girlfriend.
Police said a patron then intervened when Eastland allegedly began assaulting her. It was then Eastland is accused of pulling a gun from his pocket and firing three rounds at the patron.
The victim was struck once and was taken to a Nashville hospital for treatment. Police said he has since been treated and released.
Police said Eastland fled the scene and fired three additional shots into the air. He also allegedly changed the tags on his vehicle and attempted to flee the city.
He is charged with attempted criminal homicide, domestic assault and possession of a firearm in commission of a dangerous felony.
His bond was set at $425,000.