GREENVILLE, Miss. — One man was injured in a shooting after gunfire erupted near the intersection of Highway 1 and U.S. 82, according to the Greenville Police Department.
Officers responded during the early morning hours after receiving a FLOCK alert indicating multiple rounds had been fired in the area.
When officers arrived, they located an unoccupied white Nissan Maxima disabled in the roadway with multiple apparent bullet strikes. Investigators also discovered numerous rifle and handgun shell casings scattered throughout the intersection and immediately secured the scene.
During a search of the vehicle, officers recovered blood evidence, ammunition, suspected narcotics, digital scales and other items considered evidentiary.
Investigators later confirmed that an adult male gunshot victim arrived at Delta Health’s emergency room seeking treatment for multiple gunshot wounds. He was treated for his injuries and later released.
Preliminary findings indicate the victim and another individual were traveling westbound on U.S. 82 when their vehicle came under fire at the Highway 1 intersection.
Police said the circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under active investigation.
The Greenville Police Department said investigators are actively pursuing leads and are asking anyone with information related to the incident to contact investigators or local Crime Stoppers.
The investigation remains ongoing.
