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The victim of a shooting on West Galena Street Thursday morning is in critical but stable condition, Sheriff Ed Lester said.

Thursday evening, a St. James Healthcare official said that statement was "still accurate."

Lester said the victim, a 43-year-old male, was shot in the chest.

According to police scanner traffic, a resident in the house at 519 W. Galena told officers at about 8:30 a.m. that someone came in the back door, and he shot the person before he realized it was a friend. According to the radio reports, the resident of the house was waiting outside with his hands up when police arrived.

Lester said the resident who shot the victim and one other adult were in the house at the time of the shooting. Lester said Thursday night there was nothing else to report as the department's investigation into the shooting continued.

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