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A 20-year-old Winona man remained in critical condition in a La Crosse hospital Monday after being shot Friday night.

Riley Holden Sass-Loken suffered a single gunshot to the head in the incident, deputy police chief Tom Williams said.

Police were responded to a reported gunshot at a residence on the 300 block of East Third Street at 10:28 p.m Friday, Williams said. Officers found Sass-Loken, who was transported to Winona Health, then airlifted to Gunderson in La Crosse, where he was in intensive care Monday morning.

Officers recovered a handgun at the scene and took Lucas Ryan Schultz, 20, of Winona into custody. Schultz was released from the Winona County Jail Sunday following an initial investigation.

Williams said the incident “appears to be accidental,” according to witness accounts and the initial investigation. No argument or fighting preceded the firing of the single shot that struck Sass-Loken. “It appears there was drinking going on,” Williams added.

The incident remains under investigation, but Williams said the situation never posed a threat to public safety.

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