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A Spotsylvania County man is accused of shooting his girlfriend Sunday night during a domestic altercation, according to police.

Sheriff’s Capt. Jeff Pearce said the incident occurred about 8:40 p.m. The victim was at a neighbor’s house when deputies arrived and saw she had a gunshot wound in her arm.

Pearce said she told police she’d been at her boyfriend’s house when an argument erupted. During the altercation, police said, the suspect picked up a handgun and fired a shot into the victim’s arm.

The victim ran to a neighbor’s home and called 911. She was later taken to Mary Washington Hospital, where she was treated for her injuries and released.

It was not clear what spurred the altercation.

Deputies went to the suspect’s home and took him into custody without incident. Evidence, including the gun, was retrieved from the scene, police said.

Clyde Alan Cross, 52, was charged with malicious wounding, shooting in an occupied dwelling and using a firearm in the commission of a felony.