A teenage pizza delivery driver who parked in the wrong driveway of a Middle Tennessee home is recovering from a fright after a homeowner allegedly shot at him multiple times.
The incident occurred Monday night on a residential street in Ashland City, some 20 miles northwest of Nashville.
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USA TODAY acquired a criminal complaint detailing Ashland City Police Department officers’ arrival at a home following a report of a juvenile Domino’s pizza driver who had sustained at least seven gunshot wounds.
Arriving authorities found the shooting suspect, who informed them that he and his wife had seen a truck parked in their driveway on the Ring camera and believed someone was breaking into it, according to the complaint.
Seven Shell Casings Recovered From Scene
The suspect claimed he grabbed his 9mm handgun, went outside, and started shooting at the truck in an attempt to “disable” it.
The police say they found seven shell casings at the site.
The victim told police that he was delivering a pizza and thought he had parked in the correct driveway, but after dropping off the food, “he saw a man running at him and shooting at him,” according to court documents.
Authorities reviewed Ring camera footage, which showed three gunshots impacting the victim’s pickup.
“I’ll say that nothing close to what I thought would happen on a delivery,” the victim, an 18-year-old high school student, told WTVF-TV. “I was literally about to get killed right there, so it’s attempted murder, in my opinion.”
The victim stated that most of the houses on the block are “only a few feet from each other,” and that he mistakenly parked right next door to the proper residence where the food was ordered.
Ryan Babcock Charged With Aggravated Assault
Police said they detained Ryan Babcock, 32, in connection with the shooting, and prosecutors charged him with felony aggravated assault.
Court documents did not yet include Babcock’s attorney of record.
According to Cheatham County General Sessions court records, Babcock was booked into jail on Monday and freed the next day on a $50,000 bond.
On June 12, he will make his first court appearance.
