A woman has been arrested in Atchison Kan. after a shooting sent a man to the hospital early Sunday morning.

Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie said deputies responded around 2:30 a.m. to a shooting at 3997 206th Road in rural Atchison County near Valley Falls.

“The reporting person had advised that the victim of the gunshot wound had left the scene in a vehicle,” Sheriff Laurie said in a news release. “Deputies located the vehicle at Hwy 116 and Cheyenne Road.”

There they found 30-year-old Bradley Schlicker with a gunshot wound to his chest. Schlicker was flown by Lifenet to Saint Lukes Hospital in Kansas City. Also in the vehicle when deputies arrived was 35-year-old Nicole Fox. Laurie said Schlicker and Fox have been living in the home for the last few months where the altercation took place and that Fox is believed to be the alleged shooter.

Fox was reported to be cooperative with law enforcement officials and was taken into custody for criminal possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Fox was released to the Atchison County Jail.

Sunday afternoon Schlicker was listed in serious condition however, Laurie said Monday that his condition seems to be improving.

The shooting remains under investigation.