(KNZA)--A teenage girl remains hospitalized, and another teenager is in custody, following a Wednesday afternoon Jackson County shooting.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse, in a news release, said the 17-year-old girl was shot during what's believed to have been a verbal altercation at 15580 L. Road, in rural Mayetta.

Law enforcement was called to that location around 3:30.

The victim was transported to a Topeka hospital where she remained in satisfactory condition as of Wednesday night.

Morse, shortly after the shooting, described her injuries as “life threatening”

The 18-year-old suspect is identified as Lance Malone Bailey, of Mayetta. Currently held in the Jackson County Jail, Morse, in the release, said Bailey is expected to be formally charged Thursday morning.

The Potawatomi Tribal Police Department is assisting with the investigation.

Morse asks that anyone with information about the shooting to notify either the Sheriff's Office or the Police Department.