WENTZVILLE, Mo. — A man was critically injured Friday night when he was shot by another man at a home in Wentzville, police said.
Sgt. Jacob Schmidt, a spokesperson for the Wentzville Police Department, said officers responded to the home on the 1100 block of Evergreen Drive at about 7:50 p.m.
When officers arrived, they found a man had been shot several times. Officers began treating him for his injuries, which Schmidt described as life-threatening.
The man, whose identity was not released, was taken by ambulance to an area hospital.
Schmidt said a verbal and physical argument preceded the shooting. The relationship between the victim and the shooter was unclear.
Schmidt said one person was taken into police custody at the scene.
As of 10 p.m., detectives were still at the home processing the scene and collecting evidence. The home is just northeast of the intersection of Highway 61 and Wentzville Parkway.
The victim's current condition was not immediately known.