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GRAND JUNCTION — Mesa County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Palisade man on suspicion of shooting another man Sunday morning in a desert area of the county.
Steven Lee Dodd, 26, of Grand Junction was shot in the abdomen about 4 a.m. Sunday and airlifted to St. Mary’s Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, according to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department.
Authorities released few details about the shooting.
“It is unclear when they came into contact. Exactly what they were doing in the vicinity is unclear,” said a Mesa County sheriff’s spokeswoman, Heather Benjamin.
Deputies arrested Charles “Daniel” Ettinger, 52, of Palisade. He was booked into the Mesa County Detention Facility on a charge of first – degree assault.
