September 8, 2020 - The Timpson square Tuesday, September 8, 2020 was the scene where two men allegedly began shooting at one another in front of a beauty salon, as reported by law enforcement.
One of the men received a gunshot wound in the arm, following which he made his way by vehicle to the other side of the square and across the railroad tracks to the Timpson Police Department where he found Timpson's only police officer, Chief Kent Graham.
According to Chief Graham, at around 3:50pm, Kody Newman received a bullet wound to the forearm, which was later determined to be non-life threatening.
The suspect Jimmy Drew Harris, 56, was taken into custody by Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies and Precinct 4 Constable Taylor Fanguy, 30 minutes following the incident.
The Shelby County Sheriff's Department confirms Harris has been charges with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, felony 2; and deadly conduct, felony 3.
Newman was taken to a hospital for treatment of his injury.
The investigation into the incident remains ongoing.
