(UPDATE 10:30 a.m. Friday) Law enforcement has identified and located a suspect after one man was found dead and another injured after a shooting Thursday night.
According to Sgt. Brad Kerns with the St. Joseph Police Department, officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of South 18th Street at 11:40 p.m. Thursday on several reports of shots fired. When they arrived on scene, they found the body of a 24-year-old male.
Capt. Jeff Wilson with the police department said there was also a 22-year-old man who had sustained an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to the hospital with a life threatening injury.
According to Capt. Wilson, the incident is being investigated as a homicide and investigators have determined it was not a random act.
Wilson adds a suspect has been identified and located by law enforcement.
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The St. Joseph Police Department is investigating after a man was found dead after a shooting Thursday night.
According to Sgt. Brad Kerns with the police department, officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of South 18th Street at 11:40 p.m. Thursday on several reports of shots fired. When they arrived on scene, they found the body of a 24-year-old male.
No one is in custody at this time. The incident is still under investigation.