According to KPD, both involved had been drinking and an argument escalated into a shooting.

One person is in custody and another person was taken to the hospital after authorities responded to a shooting in East Knoxville Thursday afternoon.

According to Knox County dispatchers, the Knoxville Police Department and the Knoxville Fire Department responded to a shooting at 3004 East Magnolia Avenue.

Dispatch said the call came in around 3:09 p.m. Thursday for a reported shooting in an alleyway behind the Pilot.

KPD said when officers arrived on the scene, they located a male suffering from a single gunshot wound.

According to the preliminary investigation, the suspect and the victim are longtime acquaintances and frequently drink large quantities of alcohol. Police said they were drinking and an argument escalated. The suspect left the argument to get a gun at one point and then came back and continued arguing until he then shot the victim.

The suspect was transported to the KPD Safety Building where he was being interviewed by investigators. The suspect threw the gun away while fleeing the scene but was recovered by officers. The gun had been reported stolen, according to KPD.

Police have not named either of the two involved.

The victim was transported to University of Tennessee Medical Center for treatment.