A man was shot in a private Preble County community Tuesday night, Preble County Sheriff Mike Simpson confirmed.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 11:00, the shooting happened at a house in the 100 block of Finland Drive, in the Lake Lakengren community, around 8:30 p.m.
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Upon arrival, deputies found a 24-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the upper torso, Simpson said.
The shooting happened during a confrontation between two men.
“The gunshot victim and the subject that resides in the house where the shooting occurred, they know each other. Right now we’re trying to determine exactly what that relationship is,” Simpson said.
The man ran to a neighbor’s house for help.
Authorities are executing a search warrant on the home where the shooting occurred and are working to process the scene at the neighbor’s house, Simpson said.
A CareFlight helicopter took the victim to Miami Valley Hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
Simpson said the man who shot the gun is currently detained and will be questioned.
The shooting remains under investigation by the Preble County Sheriff’s Office.
News Center 7 will continue to update this story.
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