1 shot in altercation at Loudoun home

Published August 6, 2011 4:00am ET



The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office says a man was shot during an altercation at a home early Saturday.

Authorities were called to the home on the 20900 block of Chippoaks Forest Circle at about 5 a.m.

Several people were in the home, the sheriff’s office said. During an altercation, someone brandished a gun. The people fought over the firearm and at some point the weapon discharged, striking one of them, authorities said.

The man is being treated at a hospital for injuries the sheriff’s office said were not life-threatening.

The sheriff’s office said the incident is under investigation.