ChudTheBuilder was dragged into a horrific shooting at a Tennessee courthouse where an alleged racial altercation suddenly turned violent (Image via Getty)
Streamer Dalton Eatherly, known online as ChudTheBuilder, was reportedly involved in a shooting outside a courthouse in Clarksville, Tennessee, on Wednesday afternoon.
Early reports shared across social media claimed that a man confronted the broadcaster before a gun accidentally went off during the situation. According to those reports, the bullet grazed ChudTheBuilder’s body. However, the police have not officially confirmed what exactly happened, and many details remain unclear. To date, the Clarksville Police Department has not issued an official statement about the shooting or alleged attack.
Authorities also have not confirmed whether anyone else was injured during the incident. For this reason, many of the claims currently circulating online remain unsubstantiated.The story quickly gained attention online after popular X account FearBuck shared updates about the situation. The account claimed that the incident may have started after an altercation that included racist remarks. According to the post, ChudTheBuilder allegedly told another man that he was going to “take out the chimpanzee,” which led to the man punching him in the face.
FearBuck then claimed that the streamer accidentally fired the gun during the confrontation.Photos shared online showed ChudTheBuilder being assisted in what appeared to be a police ambulance outside the courthouse. However, no official report has confirmed whether the shooting happened exactly as social media users described. HT.com also reported that it cannot independently verify claims being shared online.
Reports of Dalton Etherly’s shooting come days later Nashville restaurant arrest
The court incident came just days after Dalton Eatherly was arrested at Bob’s ChopHouse restaurant in Nashville. Reports claimed that the streamer refused to pay his bill after eating there, leading to police involvement.Following the arrest, ChudTheBuilder posted several messages online explaining his side of the situation. He claimed that the authorities interrogated him for more than two hours and also took his phone during the investigation.
In a social media post, he said he spent more than 13 hours in federal custody.“The phones were seized as evidence of the crime,” his post read. There is no way to contact anyone. Just got back to my Airbnb after 13 hours of detention for leaving a restaurant when I was asked to. Bob Chophouse. The FBI and a domestic terrorism investigator interviewed me for about two hours before they took me into custody, asking me if I was part of an organization. “No sir, I’m just a guy with a camera.”ChudTheBuilder is best known for his live streaming content on Kick, where he has built a large following. The recent incident at the courthouse has sparked more interest around the streaming device, especially as people wait for police to confirm what really happened.At this point, many details about the Clarksville courthouse shooting remain unconfirmed. Authorities have not officially confirmed the reported attack, the alleged racist exchange, or how the shooting occurred. More information is expected once police issue an official update on the case.
