On Tuesday, July 5, deputies Lydia Driver and Jordan Hurst responded to a call off Brickyard Road in Powell around 11 PM. According to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, a large pit bull came around the trailer and attacked Lydia Driver. Hurst then accidentally shot her in the leg while trying to stop the dog. Driver is recovering in the intensive care unit after undergoing emergency surgery at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.

KCSO said Hurst has been placed on administrative leave with pay.  The sheriff’s office said animal control took the dog to Young-Williams Animal Center.