Hagerstown Police investigating shooting on South Potomac Street

Hagerstown Police continued to investigate Friday afternoon who shot a woman in her South End apartment early that morning, Lt. Rebecca Fetchu said.

The woman is expected to make a full recovery, according to a police news release.

Fetchu said the shooting was not a random event and there was no danger to the public in the area.

A man who lives in the same apartment as the woman was arrested and charged with firearms- and narcotics-related violations after an officer responding to the shooting saw the man between houses in that block — the 400 block of South Potomac Street, according to the release.

Russell Younker, 37, also was charged on a warrant from an incident earlier in the week that occurred outside the nearby Locust Point Market, Fetchu said. On the warrant, Younker's charges include first- and second-degree assault and reckless endangerment, she said.

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What happened Friday morning on South Potomac Street?

Hagerstown Police responded to the apartment around 1:20 a.m. Friday for a report of a shooting.

Carol Thompson, 55, of Hagerstown, was found with gunshot wounds to her stomach and right hand, the release states.

Officers aided Thompson until Community Rescue Service arrived and took over her medical care. She was taken to Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown.

As one of the officers arrived at the South Potomac Street scene, he saw a male in between houses in the 400 block and stopped the man, later identified as Younker, the release states.

As the officer approached Younker, he saw a small handgun lying by Younker's feet and Younker was arrested, the release states.

Police found three more firearms and small containers of suspected narcotics near Younker, the release states.

Police executed a search and seizure warrant at the home where the shooting took place and found more narcotics, ammunition and a loaded gun magazine, the release states.

Younker, for Friday's findings, was charged with firearms- and narcotics-related violations, the release states.

More information was not immediately available Friday afternoon.