UPDATE: Man shot at father's home by Hamilton County deputy is in stable condition

Matthew Paupp.

The scene of an officer-involved shooting on Fuller Rd.

A 34-year-old man was shot by a Hamilton County Sheriff's deputy at a home in East Brainerd early Friday morning, authorities said.

Matthew Paupp survived the shooting and was in stable condition at a local hospital Friday afternoon. The shooting happened at a home owned by Paupp's father in the 9500 block of Fuller Road around 6:30 a.m.

Deputies responded to the home after Paupp apparently called 911 and said someone was breaking into the house. Deputies were dispatched to a 'burglary in progress' call.

When they arrived at the home, they heard gunshots inside, said Susan Niland, spokeswoman for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Shortly afterward, Paupp came out on the front porch of the home and allegedly pointed a weapon at deputies, she said.

One deputy opened fire, wounding Paupp. Niland could not say how many shots the deputy fired or how many times Paupp was hit. No deputies were injured.

No one else was home during the shooting, Niland said. Investigators did not find any evidence of a burglary or forced entry into the home, sheriff's Deputy Chief Allen Branum said.

He said Paupp may be a mental health consumer.

Paupp has a minor criminal record in Hamilton County. He pleaded guilty to public intoxication in 2005 and again in 2007, and pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in 2006.

He was not arrested again until June 2016, when he was charged with improper use of 911 and resisting arrest.

In that case, deputies said an intoxicated Paupp was cursing and yelling at his elderly parents in their home on Fuller Road. Deputies at first told him to sleep it off, but then returned to the home after Paupp called 911 "just to see what would happen," according to an affidavit.

Both of those charges against Paupp were dismissed in September, records show.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has taken over the investigation into Friday's shooting. Niland declined to identify the deputy who opened fire. She also could not say what type of weapon Paupp was holding.

The neighborhood where the shooting occurred is full of single-family homes. Residents said the street is usually quiet and that many retirees live in the area.

This is the second time Hamilton County sheriff's deputies have shot a suspect so far this year. Christopher Sexton, 29, was shot and killed by sheriff's deputies on Jan. 17.

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