Streamer ChudTheBuilder, whose real name is Dalton Eatherly, was reportedly involved in a shooting at a courthouse in Clarksville, Tennessee, on Wednesday afternoon. Reports on social media state that a man allegedly attacked the streamer, and ChudTheBuilder accidentally fired his gun, and a bullet grazed his body.
However, authorities are yet to confirm the details of the incident. As of now, Clarksville Police Department has not released a statement on the incident. The details of the injuries are also not clear.
‘Racism’ Row Behind Shooting? What We Know
According to FearBuck, a popular X account providing updates related to streamers and social media celebrities, ChudTheBuilder was involved in a racist altercation with the man who attacked him.
Per the account, ChudTheBuilder allegedly told the man if he was going to “chimp out,” to which the man walked up to him and landed a punch on his face. It was after this that the streamer allegedly misfired the gun.
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FearBuck also shared photos from the scene, which showed ChudTheBuilder getting on a police ambulance outside the Clarksville courthouse after the incident.
Note: Ht.com could not independently confirm the details of the alleged incident.
Here are the photos:
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Shooting Comes Just Days After Arrest
The news of the ChudTheBuilder being involved in a shooting comes just days after he was arrested from a Bob’s ChopHouse restaurant in Nashville. The arrest reportedly happened because he refused to pay his bill after dining there.
In a post on social media later, the streamer revealed that he was interrogated for over two hours, and his phone was also confiscated. He revealed in an X post later that he spent over 13 hours in a federal prison.
Article read: “Phones seized as ‘evidence of the crime.’ No way of contacting anyone. Just got back to my Airbnb after 13 hours in custody for leaving a restaurant when I was asked to. Bobs ChopHouse. FBI and domestic terrorist detective interviewed me for about 2 hours before they took me for booking, asking if I was part of some organization. ‘No sir I’m just a dude with a camera.’”
ChudTheBuilder is known for his live broadcasts on Kick. He has thousands of followers on the platform.
