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KCSO: Man wounded in shooting at vacant home on Northshore Dr.

Deputies said the man suffered life-threatening wounds, saying witnesses left the area before they arrived.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knox County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a shooting sent one person to the hospital with serious wounds in West Knox County.

The shooting happened at a vacant home on South Northshore Drive in the Rocky Hill neighborhood around 1:30 a.m. Friday between Myart Lane and Wright's Ferry Road.

Deputies said they responded to a shooting call and arrived to find a man with a life-threatening gunshot wound. The man was taken to the hospital, and KCSO has not released that person's identity.

According to KCSO, no suspects were identified as of 4 p.m. 

KCSO said it does not believe this was a random shooting, and said other witnesses left the home before deputies arrived. 

This story is developing and will be updated as new information is available.

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