Shooting in busy Vicksburg intersection leaves two injured
Published 4:19 pm Tuesday, August 11, 2020
The Vicksburg Police Department is continuing to investigate an incident Monday night that left one person shot and another injured by shattered glass.
At 9:30 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Halls Ferry Road and Pemberton Square Boulevard for a call of shots fired.
Witnesses on the scene reported they observed the passenger of a vehicle fire several shots as the vehicle made its way through the intersection.
A 19-year-old male was taken to Merit Health River Region with a gunshot wound to his right thigh. He was later transported to the University of Mississippi Medical Center for treatment.
A second victim, suffering from cuts to her arms from a shattered window, was treated and released at a hospital in Louisiana.