Catoosa County Father Charged with Shooting his Daughter

Catoosa County authorities are investigating a shooting that happened on Sunday.

According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, deputies were called to 1623 Mack Smith Rd. on a shots-fired call.

On scene, deputies contacted William Woodall, 73, inside the residence. Once inside the residence, deputies found Carrie Ann Woodall, 53, suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.

The initial investigation revealed that Mr. Woodall admitted to shooting the victim, his daughter.

The victim was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Authorities have charged Mr. Woodall with Aggravated Assault and Possession of a Firearm during Commission of a Felony.

The investigation is continuing, the press release states. If the victim succumbs to her injuries, additional charges will be sought.

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.