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A man suffered serious injuries after being shot twice, and a Jamestown resident was being held for arraignment, following an argument that broke out Monday afternoon.

The Jamestown Police Department announced the arrest of 27-year-old Jorge Medina-Tirando on charges of first-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

Officers were called to the 800 block of Prendergast Ave. around 2:30 p.m. for a report of several shots fired.

An investigation found that a man not identified by police was on a porch when a fight broke out between him and Medina-Tirando. The city man then reportedly pulled out a gun a fired several rounds.

The victim was reportedly struck twice and taken by private vehicle to UPMC Chautauqua. He was then transferred to UPMC Hamot in Erie, Pa., and underwent emergency surgery.

The victim’s condition was not known by press time.

Capt. Robert Samuelson of the Jamestown Police Department said the investigation was initially hampered “due to lack of cooperation from multiple eyewitnesses who were present.”

Medina-Tirando was located by police at a Euclid Avenue residence. As officers approached, Samuelson said the city man jumped out of a third-story apartment window in an attempt to evade capture.