Man charged with attempted murder after 17-year-old girl shot in the chest in Bardstown

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man has been charged with attempted murder after police say a 17-year-old girl was shot in the chest in Bardstown, Kentucky.

Authorities say the shooting took place just after 7 p.m. Tuesday near the Speedy Mart on Bloomfield Road in Bardstown. The girl was taken to Flaget Hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest. Police say she was later taken to a Louisville hospital and is expected to survive.

Police allege Tyran Maddox, 18, shot the teen. Maddox was arrested around 1 a.m. Wednesday during a traffic stop on Highway 245. Maddox has been charged with attempted murder and wanton endangerment.

Police say some sort of altercation led up to the shooting.

"Heard a lot of screaming and then the next thing I heard was a shot," said Daniel Smith, who lives near where the shooting took place. "My prayers go out to the young lady that got shot and to the young gentleman that did the shooting."

Maddox is being held in the Nelson County Jail on a $100,000 dollar bond.