Mother killed, 3-year-old child injured in road rage shooting

HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - A mother was killed and a child was injured during a road rage shooting on Sunday, according to authorities in Tennessee.

During the investigation, authorities determined that 42-year-old Clint Newton was responsible for the shooting, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

The shooting happened just after 4 p.m. on Emmaus Way near U.S. Route 64 in Savannah, according to the Hardin County Sheriff’s Department.

Twenty-four-year-old Zoe Johnson was shot in the area and was taken to Hardin Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.

Karsyn Johnson, 3, was also shot and rushed to a Nashville hospital.

A GoFundMe has been created to help support the family with expenses.

Authorities obtained a warrant and charged Newton with second-degree murder.

Newton is currently being held in the Hardin County Jail.

The circumstances that prompted the apparent road rage shooting are still under investigation.