Three people were wounded and as many were being held by police this morning after a shooting early Saturday morning on Washington Street.

Just after midnight Saturday Alton Burden Jr., 21, was shot in the leg, Tyree Barnett, 17, suffered a gunshot wound to the arm and Shamarr Horton, 19, was also wounded in the 3000 block of Washington Street, Vicksburg police Capt. Sandra Williams said.

The shooting was the culmination of a fight during a house party on Washington Street, she said.

“We got reports that there were as many as 250 people there,” Williams said.

At least three people were arrested but have not been officially charged in the shooting, Williams said.

“We’re not identifying them at this point. The investigation is still ongoing,” Williams said.

The suspects are expected to be charged today, Williams said.

All three victims were taken to River Region Medical Center. Barnett and Horton were treated and released from there, while Burden was transferred to University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, where he was treated and released.

The shooting could be related to shooting Nov. 3 in the 800 block of National Street in which two teens were wounded by a shotgun blast, Williams said.

Police are also working to determine if the Saturday morning shooting is also related to a shooting hours earlier on Polk Street.

At about 6:30 p.m. Friday, a homeowner on Polk Street called police to report her home had been shot into, Williams said. No one was injured in that shooting.

Anyone with information about the Polk Street shooting is encouraged to

call Vicksburg police at 601-636-2511 or Central Mississippi Crime Stoppers at 601-355-8477. Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest of a felony suspect.

Callers remain anonymous and do not have to testify in court.