UPDATE 7/6/19 @ 4 p.m.

A man wanted in connection with a shooting Wednesday night in downtown Huntington has been arrested.

Huntington Police Chief Hank Dial says Tekoa Samuel Rivers, 19, was arrested by Cabell County deputies Friday night.

Dial says a tip from someone who saw Rivers' picture lead deputies to is location in Barboursville.

The shooting Wednesday happened in the Red Lobster parking lot, located at the corner of Veterans Memorial Boulevard and 10th Street. It happened not far from where people gathered for the Dawg Dazzle Fourth of July celebration in Harris Riverfront Park.

The man who was shot suffered a wound to his foot. He was treated at a Huntington hospital and released.

On the night of the incident, police said the victim got into a verbal argument with his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend.

Rivers was taken to Western Regional Jail on a $200,000 cash only bond.

UPDATE 7/5/19 @ 6:10 p.m.

A man is wanted in connection with a shooting Wednesday night in downtown Huntington that sent another man to the hospital.

The Huntington Police Department identified the suspect as Tekoa Samuel Rivers, 19. A felony arrest warrant has been obtained.

The shooting happened around 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Red Lobster parking lot, located at the corner of Veterans Memorial Boulevard and 10th Street. It happened not far from where people gathered for the Dawg Dazzle Fourth of July celebration in Harris Riverfront Park.

The man who was shot suffered a wound to his foot. He was treated at a Huntington hospital and released.

On the night of the incident, police said the victim got into a verbal argument with his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend.

Anyone with information about Rivers’ whereabouts is asked to call 911.

ORIGINAL STORY 7/3/19

Police responded Wednesday night to a shooting near the Red Lobster in downtown Huntington.

A man in his early 20s was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Huntington Police say. Officers say the suspect took off.

Police say the victim got into a verbal argument with his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend. They say the suspect fired shots toward the ground with a pistol, one which went into the victim's foot.

The shooting happened around 9 p.m. near 10th Street and Veterans Memorial Boulevard. That's near the entrance of Harris Riverfront Park.

It occurred not far from where people are gathering for the Dawg Dazzle Fourth of July celebration.

A spokesperson for the event told WSAZ earlier in the day that there is a heavy police presence and metal detectors inside the gates to prevent any issues from happening inside the event.