Dalton police investigators say they know which two people were involved in the shooting of a man during a "drug deal gone bad."
According to a news release, officers found 18-year-old James M. Walton shot in the face and shoulder in the 400 block of Wrinkle Street around 5 p.m. Monday. Doctors treated Walton at Hamilton Medical Center before moving him to a Chattanooga hospital. Police say he is now in stable condition.
"The transaction involved marijuana," a spokesman said in the release, "but the exact circumstances of what happened are still being investigated."
Officers have figured out who was in the apartment with Walton at the time of the shooting, but the department has not released their identities Anyone with information can contact Detective Brian Shirley at 706-278-9085, extension 9189.