Following a man being shot in the leg with a high-powered hunting rifle on Thursday afternoon in Borger, a manhunt that ran northwest of town produced the suspected shooter, who has now been been arrested.

According to Borger Police Department reports, officers were called to the 700 block of Allred Street on a shooting, where they found a man with a gunshot to his leg. The victim was taken to a hospital in Amarillo by Lifestar, and as of press time an update on his condition was not available.

The suspected shooter, identified by police as Jeremy Nunley, 18, fled the scene and a manhunt ensued. BPD and Hutchinson County deputies found his abandoned car north of town, then began to search the area thanks to tips from residents.

BPD and its K-9 unit were able to track the suspect to the canyons located northwest of town where he was arrested. During the search several other firearms were recovered.

Nunley also reportedly assault a female during the initial incident, according to BPD reports.

Nunely will be processed and taken to the Hutchinson County Jail and is being charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a first degree felony, and assault causing bodily injury to a family member, a Class A misdemeanor.