Cape man shot in car Sunday afternoon

A shooting incident Sunday afternoon resulted in serious gunshot wounds for a Cape Girardeau man.

According to Sgt. Carl Eakins with the Cape Girardeau Police Department, the shooting occurred at the intersection of Independence and East Rodney when a light-colored, small car containing two or three people pulled alongside a Nissan Maxima driven by the victim.

Someone from within the unidentified car reportedly fired shots from a small-caliber handgun, seriously wounding the victim.

Police are not yet releasing the victim's name.

He was taken to the emergency room at Southeast Hospital by a passenger in his car shortly after the shooting.

Eakins said there are suspects, but police have not made any arrests.