Sheriff: Man arrested after shooting father in arm in Eagle Lake
EAGLE LAKE, Minn. — Authorities in southern Minnesota say a man was detained Monday after allegedly shooting his father in the arm.
The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office said its deputies responded to County Manor in Eagle Lake around 4:20 p.m. after a 30-year-old man called 911 and admitted to shooting his father.
The 59-year-old father was hospitalized, according to the sheriff's office. As of Tuesday, he is in critical condition.
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"The victim's son has been detained pending further investigation," the sheriff's office said. "There is no threat to the public as a result of this incident."
Authorities said the father and son live together in a mobile home, along with a woman who was present during the shooting.
The son is in custody at the Blue Earth County Jail.
