ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WITN) - Police say a person is in custody after a standoff in Rocky Mount this morning following a shooting.

Rocky Mount police were called just around 1 a.m. today to the 300 block of Baber Court for a shooting with injury.

When officers arrived, they say they found a 23-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound.

Police say a person barricaded themselves inside an apartment complex following the shooting, leading to an active police standoff for several hours.

Police say they took the individual into custody around 8 a.m.

Police have not confirmed whether the individual is the shooting suspect.

The shelter-in-place has been lifted, according to police.

The man who was shot was taken to ECU Health Medical Center and is listed in stable condition.

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