One shot in Cape Girardeau incident

Cape Girardeau police said a Black male suspect allegedly shot someone Tuesday, Oct. 24.

A release from Cape Girardeau Police Department said officers responded to the 600 block of South Ellis Street shortly after 4:30 p.m. on a shots-fired call.

In the area of South Sprigg and Maple streets, they located a vehicle with bullet holes. They made contact with occupants of the vehicle and found one of them with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim was taken to a local hospital.

Witnesses at the scene said the suspect ran from the scene.

Police also found a parked vehicle and residence in the 600 block of South Ellis Street with an apparent bullet hole.

As of Tuesday evening, no suspect had been taken into custody.

Authorities encourage anyone with information about the incident to contact the department at (573) 335-6621; anonymous tip line (573) 339-6313; or text "CAPEPD" to 847411.