Man arrested for Monday shooting in Hamilton

Dimitri A. Hubbard

Dimitri A. Hubbard

An arrest has been made in the Monday shooting of a man who drove himself to the Hamilton police station.

Dimitri Hubbard, 41, of Wilson Street, was charged with felonious assault Tuesday afternoon for allegedly shooting 51-year-old Thomas L. Cooley while he was in his car.

Sgt. Rich Burkhardt said he and Officer Kristy Collins heard the constant honking of a car horn about 8:15 a.m. and went out to the Front Street parking lot to investigate.

Hamilton Police on Wilson Street this morning where a man said he he was shot then drove to the police station. NICK GRAHA,/STAFF

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They found Cooley behind the wheel with a gunshot wound, said Burkhart and the police report.

“He said he was shot somewhere around Wilson (Street),” Burkhardt said.

Cooley was taken to a hospital for treatment and has been released.

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