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One person was transported to the hospital and another was taken into custody as police continue to investigate a shooting in Knoxville.

Knoxville Police and Knoxville Fire and Rescue were dispatched to a residence on N. Roche St at 7:36pm Wednesday. Knoxville Police Chief Dan Losada tells KNIA/KRLS News that at approximately the same time as officers arrived, a call was received from the Knoxville Hospital and Clinics Emergency Department that a man was being treated for an apparent gunshot wound.

The 28 year old male victim had been transported privately to the Knoxville Hospital and Clinics, and was later flown to a Des Moines Hospital. The victim’s name has not been released, but is reported to be in stable condition. Charged in the incident is 59 year old Ricky Lee Hyatt of Knoxville. Hyatt has been charged with willful injury, a Class C felony. No other individuals are being sought in relation to the shooting.

Losada says the investigation is ongoing with the assistance of the Department of Criminal Investigation, the Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force, and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

We’ll have more on this story as soon as it becomes official.