CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- One person suffered gunshot wounds and another was taken into custody after police responded to a reported shooting on Sunday.
The Cape Girardeau Police Department said officers responded to the 200-block of Independence Street on June 16 at around 1:40 a.m. and learned one person was shot.
The shooting victim was taken to a local hospital in a personal vehicle before police got to the scene, police said.
Officers reportedly found evidence of a shooting which took place near the intersection of Themis and Spanish, including a vehicle which was hit by a bullet.
Moments later at 2:20 a.m., officers found someone suspected of being involved in the shooting. The suspect was found in the 1100-block of N. Sprigg Street, however, police said the suspect started running away.
Officers ended up catching the suspect which was identified as a juvenile, police stated. The juvenile suspect was then taken into custody.
The victim reportedly had two gunshot wounds which were treated at a local hospital. The injuries from the shooting were described from police as non-life threatening.
Cape Girardeau police also said three firearms, multiple rounds of ammunition, high capacity magazines and an illegal firearms switch were recovered.
This investigation is ongoing.
Anyone who has any information on this incident is encouraged to call the Cape Girardeau Police Department at 573-651-6621, call anonymously at 573-339-6313 or text "CAPEPD" to 847411.
