Terre Haute Man Accused In Monday Night Shooting

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VIGO COUNTY, Ind.  – A Terre Haute man has been arrested in connection to a Monday night shooting.

It happened near a garage on South Mill Street in southern Vigo County.

Police say 38-year-old Dontai Ferrell accidentally shot his brother-in-law, Timothy Domke in the upper thigh area.

At first Domke told police he shot himself but later it was learned that Ferrell reportedly thought Domke was an intruder.

Officers say that the gun used was stolen.

Ferrell now faces preliminary charges of possession of stolen property and possession of a handgun by a serious violent felon.