FROM STAFF REPORTS

The Statesville Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting in which a teenager was injured.

Officers responded to a call for shots fired on Inglewood Road about 2:08 a.m. Tuesday, according to an SPD news release.

Upon arrival, officers located a 16 year-old victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg, police said. The shooting victim, whose name was not released, was transported to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem for treatment.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Statesville Police Department at 704-878-3406.