Suspect in custody following shooting in Fulton, one person injured

A suspect is in custody after a shooting Fulton Monday afternoon.

A 34-year-old man was shot in the leg in the 300 block of West Chestnut before 1:30 p.m.

Fulton Police arrested 20-year-old Cyrus Coy for domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal action.

Police said Coy and Morgan Patton, the victim, are roommates.

Police said Coy left the house in a red Ford Ranger and was driving south on Business 54 when he was stopped. Police found a gun believed to be used in the shooting inside the truck. A woman riding with Coy was also taken into custody.

Neighbors in the area told ABC 17 News police have responded to the home several times in the past to break up fights.

Neighbors next door told ABC 17 News they heard one gunshot and saw Patton come outside bleeding. They said they helped wrap up the wound.

Clint Timbrook, a neighbor, said, “I was just inside my house and heard a gunshot. So we stepped outside and I saw my neighbor come out on his porch with a gunshot to his leg. I don’t know what they were arguing about, but we heard him screaming. And then his wife came out saying he got shot and we saw him laying on the ground in a pool of blood. So we tied his leg up and his wife called 911. Not long after the paramedics picked him up and took him to the hospital.”

Coy is being held on a $50,000 bond at the Callaway Co. Jail.

Patton was taken to a Columbia hospital for his injuries, and police were checking on him Monday afternoon.

Stay with ABC 17 News for the latest on this developing story.