MERIDIAN, Miss. (Queen City Newsfeed) – A man was injured in a shooting Monday afternoon in Meridian, and police are still searching for the suspect, according to the Meridian Police Department.
Acting Captain Dareall Thompson said the shooting occurred around 4 p.m. in the 5000 block of West Gate Hills Drive. The male victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers initially believed the suspect may have been inside a residence at the scene, prompting bystanders to think a standoff was underway.
It was later determined that the suspect was not in the home and had fled the scene.
No arrests have been made. The case remains under investigation by the MPD Criminal Investigations Division.
This is a developing story.
