Published: 5/11/2022

REPORTS INDICATE THE GILES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A ROADSIDE SHOOTING THAT LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD OVERNIGHT IN SOUTH GILES. OFFICERS RESPONDED TO NANCY GREEN RIDGE ROAD AND WERE ON THE SCENE OVERNIGHT WITH NEARBY ROADS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC EARLY THIS MORNING. SHERIFF KYLE HELTON REPORTS ONE PERSON, WHO IS NOT A GILES LOCAL, IS CONFIRMED DEAD. THE SHOOTING WAS NOT SELF-INFLICTED. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND MORE INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED WHEN AVAILABLE.