ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI - Sheriff's deputies are looking for a man who shot another in a dispute over an earlier sale of a firearm.

The shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 22, at Littlejohn Lake County Park on 113th Avenue in Trowbridge Township.

The victim was taken to Allegan General Hospital by friends then transferred to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo.

Staff at the Allegan hospital contacted police upon the gunshot victim's arrival, police said.

The unidentified victim and witnesses told police that a disagreement arose between the suspect and the victim over an earlier sale of a gun. They met at the park to resolve their differences before the victim was shot.

Detectives are working to identify and locate the gunman.

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