MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man was shot in the face during a drug deal at a motel in the Memphis airport area, police said.

The Memphis Police Department (MPD) said officers responded just before 4 a.m. to a shooting at the Budget Inn and Suites motel on Airways Boulevard. FOX13 arrived to find an active scene with several police vehicles and officers in the area.

MPD Maj. Timothy Foster said the two people involved knew each other, adding the meeting developed into an argument. The man was shot on the left side of his face and taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said.

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