Updated at: 12/04/2009 7:05 PM
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Shooting in Mt. Iron

One man is in custody and another at a Duluth hospital after an early morning shooting in Mt. Iron.

Authorities were called to 5425 Park Drive, in the South Grove neighborhood.

The St. Louis County Sheriff's office says the suspect is a 40-year-old male, who lives on the same block. He was arrested a short time after the shooting, and remains in custody while the investigation continues.

Around 3am on Friday, John Kolterman Senior called 9-1-1. His son, John Kolterman Jr., had been shot twice.

Authorities said that all three men had been drinking together, inside the a heated garage.  

The suspect and the victim got into a verbal fight. The suspect left the garage, and returned with a Magnum revolver. At one point, authorities said he and Kolterman Junior ended up in a wrestling fight.

Neighbors said they were shocked, because the two parties were friends, and people treat eachother like family on that block of Park Drive.

Kolterman was shot in the abdomen and foot. He remains in stable condition, at SMDC in Duluth.