KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Kingsport police are investigating a shooting Thursday that sent one person to a hospital.

Officers responded shortly before noon to the area of Akers Avenue, where they found a person with an apparent gunshot wound, according to the Kingsport Police Department.

The injured person was taken to a local hospital.

The police department said a suspect was detained at the scene.

Police called the investigation “active and ongoing” and said more information would be released at a later time.