The Brownwood Police Department issued the following press release Monday afternoon:

On Sunday, April 3, 2022, at approximately 7 a.m. officers responded to a residence in the 300 block of N. Washington St. regarding a report of a shooting.

As officers arrived on scene, they observed and identified Clinton McCay Tidwell, 41, of Brownwood standing outside of the described residence. Tidwell was detained and the scene secured.

The male victim was also located at a residence nearby where he ran so that 911 could be contacted. The victim was identified as Cody Jack Childs, 31. Childs had an obvious gunshot wound to his right hand.

Both men explained their belief of the other person stealing from him and stealing from the neighborhood in general. Both men provided quite conflicting statements regarding running around the adjoining properties and being chased. At the conclusion of the investigation, Tidwell was arrested for Aggravated Assault w/a Deadly Weapon.

Childs was transported to the Hendrick Medical Center-Brownwood for treatment. The injury is believed to be minor.

Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.