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Man charged, woman recovering after Sevierville motel shooting

The victim was taken Monday to University of Tennessee Medical Center.

UPDATE TUESDAY: A Morristown man faces a charge of especially aggravated assault in the shooting Monday afternoon of a woman at a Sevierville motel.

Sevierville spokesman Bob Stahlke identified the alleged shooter as Joshua Ferrell, 37.

Sevierville police were dispatched about 4:20 p.m. Monday to the Days Inn at 3402 Winfield Dunn Parkway.

When they arrived they found Ferrell in a room at the motel. They also found 47-year-old Crystal Lemka of Morristown. She'd been shot near her right shoulder.

According to Stahlke, Lemka was driven by the Sevier County Ambulance Service to the University of Tennessee Medical Center for treatment. She was later released.

Police charged Ferrell after consulting with Sevier County prosecutors. He also was served with a pre-existing violation of probation charge out of Sevier County.

Police continue to investigate.

PREVIOUS STORY: Sevierville police are investigating a shooting Monday afternoon at a motel that left one person wounded and another person in custody.

Bob Stahlke, spokesman for the city of Sevierville, said the shooting occurred at the Days Inn at 3401 Winfield Dunn Parkway.

The victim was taken to University of Tennessee Medical Center by ambulance. That person's condition was unknown.

A person has been detained in the shooting, Stahlke said.

The spokesman said he was working to get more details about the shooting, which happened off a busy section of the parkway just south of Interstate 40 and Exit 407, a main gateway for tourists.

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