(ABC 6 News) – The suspect allegedly involved in a shooting in Winona that left one man in critical condition has been identified.

According to the Winona Police Department (WPD), 27-year-old Cole Cameron of Winona has been arrested for 1st Degree Assault in connection with the shooting.

Cameron is currently in custody at the Winona County Jail.

Court documents claim Cameron had applied for a permit to buy a handgun, received the permit Oct. 4, posted a photo of him with the Beretta Oct. 4, and shot a man with it less than two weeks later.

Officers spoke with multiple witnesses and found out that Cameron and the victim were arguing before the shooting. Cameron was arrested after he was interviewed along with the other witnesses, according to WPD.

According to court documents filed Friday, Oct. 18, Cameron is officially charged with 1st-degree assault and intentional discharge of a firearm.

Court documents claim that police found Cameron leaning over the victim.

Cameron allegedly said “I shot him,” without being asked, police claim.

A witness told law enforcement he heard Cameron tell the other man he would “pump him full of lead” surveillance audio allegedly captured Cameron saying he had “two hollow points loaded for your chest right now” and threatening to shoot the victim — then doing so.

Police allegedly found a loaded Beretta 9mm handgun on a counter in Cameron’s apartment.

The victim, a 35-year-old man from Winona, was brought to Winona Health then airlifted to Gunderson Health in La Crosse, WI. He remains in critical condition.

WPD says investigators executed a search warrant and recovered a black handgun that is believed to be the gun used in the shooting. Authorities add that this appears to be an isolated incident with no current threat to the public.

Cameron is held on $20,000 bail with conditions including no use or possession of firearms, or $100,000 bail with no conditions.

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Winona Police are investigating a shooting that happened in Winona early Thursday morning.

According to a press release from the Winona Police Department (WPD), emergency services responded to reports of gunfire around 4:30 a.m.

They arrived on scene to an apartment building in the 300 block of W 10th St.

WPD found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. Authorities say he was immediately brought to a hospital in Winona for treatment.

The man is in critical condition, according to the press release.

WPD says a second Winona man was taken into custody from the scene for questioning.

Winona police say they are actively investigating the shooting incident. Additionally, WPD says it believes this was an isolated incident and there is no threat to the community.

This is a developing story. ABC 6 News will provide more details as they become available.