A Franklin County man has been charged with shooting and injuring his father during an argument early Tuesday, according to state police.

Samuel Grady Adkins III, 24, of Mercersburg, has been charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and simple assault.

Police said the "domestic argument" took place at sometime between midnight and 1:30 a.m. at a home along the 9700 block of Anderson Road in Montgomery Township, police said.

During the incident, Adkins III fired a shotgun at his father, Samuel Grady Adkins II, 52, hitting him in the upper arm, police said.

Adkins III was later arrested in Washington County, Maryland and is currently awaiting extradition back to Pennsylvania, police said.

Adkins II was transported by a personal vehicle to a hospital in Hagerstown where he underwent surgery, police said.

Further information was not released.