WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Authorities in western North Dakota say a man suspected of shooting another man over the weekend has turned himself in to police in Montana.

FuchsKyleThe McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office says 33-year-old Kyle Fuchs contacted investigators on Monday, saying he wanted to give a statement and surrender himself peacefully.

The Bismarck Tribune reports Fuchs was appended without incident in Poplar, Montana, after he told authorities his whereabouts.

The McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert on Monday, saying Fuchs was wanted for aggravated assault for allegedly shooting a man in the hip with a handgun. The victim told authorities at the hospital that Fuchs shot him at a house south of Watford City.

Fuchs will be extradited back to North Dakota.

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WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Authorities in western North Dakota are searching for a man they believe shot another man during an argument early Saturday morning.

The McKenzie County Sheriff’s Department says 33-year-old Kyle Fuchs is wanted for aggravated assault for allegedly shooting a man in the hip with a handgun. He has not been charged.

The victim told authorities at the hospital that Fuchs shot him at a house south of Watford City.

Fuchs is described as a 6-foot tall white man who weighs about 180 pounds and has blue eyes and chin-length brown hair.

Fuchs drives a dark blue Ford pickup with tinted windows and a cream-colored hood or stripe. His license plate is MK570, but the state is unknown.

He could be armed and is considered dangerous.