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Chattanooga man injured in domestic assault shooting in East Brainerd

The TBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Cookeville.
The TBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Cookeville.

A woman was arrested early Sunday after allegedly shooting her husband, Chattanooga police said.

Police responded to a local hospital where John Franklin, 58, had arrived with a gunshot wound at around 2:38 a.m. His wounds were not life-threatening, according to a news release.

John Franklin told police that he and his wife, Jennifer Franklin, 51, had a verbal altercation before she shot him at a location on the 1200 block of King Arthur Road in the East Brainerd area.

Jennifer Franklin was arrested and taken to the Hamilton County Jail. She’s been charged with aggravated domestic assault.