LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ)- Lexington Police say the son of a woman shot a man they say was strangling the woman early Friday morning.

Police say they were called to Dedman Lane around 1 a.m. They say the suspect was gone from the area, after being shot in the leg by the victim’s son. The suspect was later found on Leestown Road.

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Police say the suspect was released from the hospital and now in jail on a strangulation charge.