BUCKNER, Ill. (WJPF) – A man in Franklin County was shot Thursday after pointing a gun at a sheriff’s deputy.
That man was flown to an out of state hospital. The deputy was not hurt.
Franklin County Sheriff Kyle Bacon says the deputy was initially dispatched to a home near Buckner Thursday afternoon for a domestic violence incident. According to Bacon, a man at the scene became argumentative, eventually pointing a gun at the uniformed deputy who then opened fire.
The man’s identity has not been released. No word on his current condition.