CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE — Dalton Eatherly, a 28-year-old social media influencer known online as Chud the Builder, was detained Wednesday after a shooting outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville, Tennessee. The incident occurred at around 1:15 p.m. local time and left two men with gunshot wounds.

Deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office detained two adult men involved in a physical altercation that escalated to gunfire. One of the injured men was transported to Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital, while the other was flown by Lifeflight to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Both are listed in stable condition.

Montgomery County District Attorney General Robert Nash said Eatherly allegedly opened fire and appeared to have shot himself in the arm during the incident. The District Attorney General's office is reviewing the facts of the investigation for formal criminal charges.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office credited deputies at the scene with limiting the scope of the incident. "Thanks to the quick actions of our courthouse deputies, this situation was likely kept from becoming much worse. Their dedication to keeping the courthouse safe was clearly demonstrated today," the office said.

Eatherly admitted on his livestream that he shot an unidentified victim and said he had done so in self-defense. "He hit me, he started wailing on me, even after I had to defend myself by shooting him, he's still wailing on me," he told emergency responders on the stream. In a separate remark on the livestream, Eatherly said, "They're all publicly saying 'if y'all assault this guy, we'll make you rich'. The f–k."

Eatherly has built an online following through live streams in which he deliberately uses racial slurs to "rage-bait" members of the public. Circulating video clips show him using racial slurs, making monkey noises at Black pedestrians, and referring to people as "chimps" while livestreaming. He describes himself as a "free speech patriot."

Days earlier, on Friday night, Eatherly was arrested at Bob's Chop House in Nashville after refusing to stop live-streaming at the restaurant, causing a disturbance, and walking out without paying nearly $400 worth of food, according to an arrest affidavit. The affidavit states he became disruptive and made racial remarks inside the restaurant after being repeatedly asked by staff to stop filming. He was charged with theft of services, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest. Booking records show he was held on a combined $5,000 bond.