Crime & Safety

Teen Robbed, Shot At Hermitage Jack In The Box Drive-Thru

An 18-year-old was shot multiple times and robbed in the drive-thru lane of the Hermitage Jack In The Box location.

HERMITAGE, TN -- An 18-year-old is in serious condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after he was shot and robbed while in the drive-thru at a Jack In The Box in Hermitage.

The teen was in the drive-thru when he was approached by three men, who then shot him in the hip and stole his cell phone, according to Metro Police.

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Though his injuries are serious, they are not life-threatening.

Witnesses told police that the shooters fled the scene in a silver Chevrolet Impala.

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