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Police: One person injured after shooting at Poteau motel

Just after 2 a.m. Monday, Dec. 27, officers and EMS were called to the Economy Inn where they found a man with a gunshot wound to the chest.

POTEAU, Okla. — The Poteau Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one person injured.

According to police, just after 2 a.m. Monday, Dec. 27, officers and EMS were called to the Economy Inn on North Broadway in reference to a shooting. 

Officers found 44-year-old Wesley Lee McDaniel with a single gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken by life flight to a Tulsa hospital and is stable but in critical condition. 

Herlindo Urizar-Reyes, 46, of Poteau has been arrested on a charge of accessory to a felony in connection with the shooting of McDaniel. Investigators are still working to identify and locate the shooter.

The shooting is still under investigation and police say there is no suspect information to release.

Stay with 5NEWS for updates on this developing story.

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