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A 35-year-old man was arrested after he shot another man in the arm inside the Liberty Gas Station in Wilmington on Sunday night, city police said.

Officers in the Uniform Services Division "E" Platoon were on proactive patrol at about 10:22 p.m. in the area of Third and North Jackson streets when they heard gunfire nearby, Sgt. Andrea Janvier said.

The officers than saw a man running east on Fourth Street from Jackson Street and continued south on Adams Street when police intercepted him, she said. The 24-year-old was suffering from a gun shot wound to the upper left arm, Janvier said.

At this point, police learned that the suspect, later identified as Michael Newton, of Newark, was still inside the gas station in the 1000 block of West Fourth Street, Janvier said. Further investigation showed the shooting took place inside, she said.

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A 35-year-old man was arrested Sunday night after police say he shot a man inside a Wilmington gas station.(Photo: JOHN J. JANKOWSKI JR./SPECIAL TO THE NEWS JOURNAL)

Assisting officers went to the station and, after a brief struggle, arrested Newton, Janvier said. He was found with a .25-caliber Raven Arms handgun, she said.

The shooting victim was treated on scene by New Castle County paramedics and then taken to Christiana Hospital where he was described as stable.

Newton was taken to Wilmington Hospital for treatment of minor injuries in the struggle, Janvier said.

He was then transported to police headquarters and charged with assault, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of felony, reckless endangering and aggravated menacing.

Newton was pending arraignment Monday morning.

Contact Brittany Horn at (302) 324-2771 or bhorn@delawareonline.com. Follow her on Twitter at @brittanyhorn.