Vicksburg police investigating two recent shooting incidents

The Vicksburg Police Department is investigating two separate shooting incidents which recently took place within the city.

Shooting Into an Occupied Dwelling

On Saturday, Nov. 19, at 11:28 p.m., officers responded to an address in the 1900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in reference to shots being fired into a house. The resident reported she heard some persons arguing outside and then someone fired three shots. One bullet entered the home and struck a television. There were four persons inside the residence at the time.

Gunfire at Birthday Party Sends One to Hospital

On Sunday, Nov. 20, at 9:27 p.m., officers responded to The Vicksburg Commons, 4000 South Frontage Road, for a reported disturbance with shots fired. Witnesses stated a private birthday party was being held there and some male subjects in the parking lot began discharging firearms, then fled in a gray sedan. One person, a juvenile female, was struck by a vehicle and was taken by a Vicksburg Fire Department ambulance to the University of Mississippi Medical Center for treatment.

Anyone with information on the above cases are asked to contact the Vicksburg Police Department at 601-636-2511.