EVANS, Colo. (KDVR) — An Evans man is charged with attempted murder after a shooting landed a 50-year-old in the hospital on Friday.
Police were dispatched to the 700 block of 39th Street in Evans around 12:30 p.m. to find a 50-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds.
After UC Health EMS took the victim to the hospital, officers learned the shooting happened inside a home on the 900 block of 40th Street. When officers began to search the area, police say the suspect, 28-year-old Shnitson Kerlegrand, ran away.
Police found Kerlegrand hiding a short distance from the scene, and took him into custody.
Police say the victim is in stable condition at Northern Colorado Medical Center, and is expected to survive. Kerlegrand and the victim knew each other before the altercation, according to police.
Police say there is no danger to the public at this time.