Sevier County Sheriff’s Office Releases More Information after Shots Fired at Rental Cabin

The incident centers on Bruce Hopkins, who the office said fired a shotgun at his neighbor’s house after they got into an argument. (Courtesy: WVLT)

Sevier County Sheriff’s Office Releases More Information after Shots Fired at Rental Cabin

Posted on June 3, 2024

Wears Valley, TN (WOKI) The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a group renting a cabin in the Wears Valley area fired shots from a gun early Sunday morning.

SCSO officials say deputies along with officers from the Pigeon Forge Police Department responded to a cabin on Teaberry Mountain Lane around 3:00 a.m. to find a large group at the cabin.

SCSO says at some point people had gotten into an argument and “multiple shots were fired.”

They say only one person was hurt, but the injury does not appear to be “related” to the shots that were fired.

SCSO adds charges are pending following an investigation by the sheriff’s office.

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