Adams County - Authorities say an Adams County sheriff's deputy and a man have been shot and wounded.

The sheriff's department says the deputy responded to a complaint of suspicious activity in the Town of Big Flats about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

An officer from the Rome Police Department also responded.

Officers made contact with someone inside a home in Big Flats and shots were fired. The deputy and man were injured and were taken by helicopter to a trauma center.

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