LAUREL, Ind. – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that hospitalized a Laurel man Tuesday morning.
Around 6:20 a.m., dispatchers received a report of a man that had been shot at the address of 110 Edgerton St. in Laurel.
Officers located Dwight Jones, 59, with a gunshot wound lying inside of a pick-up truck.
A 36-year-old male person of interest was detained for questioning. His identity was not immediately released.
Police say they are investigating the incident as domestic violence-related, not an act of random violence.
Jones was rushed to Fayette Regional Hospital before being flown to St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.
He is listed as stable but critical condition.
