One was injured and one was arrested in the shooting on Samples Road in Louisville, Tennessee

LOUISVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – One man was hospitalized and another was arrested following a shooting early Wednesday in Blount County.

The Blount County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after officers responded to a reported shooting at a residence on Samples Road around 10 a.m. May 8. A 63-year-old male victim suffering from a gunshot wound was found outside the residence and taken to University of Tennessee Medical Center.

Sheriff James Lee Berrong said the victim was in critical condition.

Alcoa Police Department deputies and officers located the suspect and took him into custody. Benjamin Absher, 29, of Louisville, has been charged with attempted felony murder and is being held at the Blount County Correctional Facility on $200,000 bail.

Berrong said the investigation is ongoing and more information will be released as it becomes available.