Carter Co. deputies investigating shooting in Poga area

Carter Co. deputies investigating shooting in Poga area

POGA, Tenn. (WJHL) — Carter County Sheriff Mike Fraley told News Channel 11 that deputies are on the scene of a shooting in the Poga/Elk Mills area Saturday afternoon. According to Fraley, details are limited while police work to investigate the circumstances of the shooting. Fraley said a medical helicopter was due to land at the scene to transport a patient. This is a developing story.

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