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Man arrested in connection to fatal shooting

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – A man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting at an apartment complex near Cranklen Circle and Lansinger Lane has been arrested.

According to Officer Natalie Hall with the Clarksville Police Department, 22-year-old Timothy David Shoffner was taken into custody Sunday at Wal-Mart on Ft. Campbell Blvd.

22-year-old Montrel Quintres Patterson of Clarksville was killed in the Jan. 20 shooting, and three other people were injured.

Shoffner has not been charged in  the killing, but has been charged with three counts of assault and violating parole.

This is still an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information concerning this case is urged to contact Det. Michael Ulrey with the Clarksville Police Department Special Operations Unit at (931)648-0656 Ext. 5483 or the Clarksville Police Department’s CrimeStoppers TIPS Hotline at (931)645-TIPS (8477).

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