A woman suffered non life-threatening injuries Sunday night in a shooting incident in the Midtown area. About five hours later there was another report of shots fired, but police are not sure if the two incidents were related.

Sergeant James Tonn on the St Joseph Police Department tells us officers were dispatched to the area of 15th and Messanie around 10:45 p.m. Sunday after receiving multiple reports of shots fired.

Officers located a woman near 15th and Sylvanie who was hit by gunfire. She was transported to Mosaic Life Care for treatment of injuries which Sgt. Tonn said were not life-threatening.

Officers located shell casings at about 15th and Sylvanie.

Early this morning police and residents heard shots fired again in that same neighborhood. Officers searched an area north of 16th and Messanie in the four o’clock hour after numerous residents heard five or six shots fired. Police questioned a man located in the area, but Sgt. Tonn says he was not believed to be involved. Officers found what were at first believed to be shell casings near 18th and Locust, but those turned out to be ball bearings.

Sgt. Tonn says the two incidents could be related, but investigators are not certain of any connection.

Both cases remain under investigation. If you can help, call the TIPS hotline at (816) 238-TIPS.