One person wounded in downtown Pensacola shooting

One person was wounded in a shooting in downtown Pensacola early Sunday morning, according to the Pensacola Police Department.

At approximately 3:49 a.m., Pensacola police received multiple 911 calls to the area of Jefferson and Government streets, according to a PPD news release. Once officers arrived, they found a male with multiple gunshot wounds in a parking lot on the northwest corner of the intersection.

Officers began providing aid, and he was trauma alerted and transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

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The shooting appears related to a disturbance between a group of people, the release said. A preliminary investigation indicates that the suspect had some interaction before opening fire and striking the victim.

The suspect(s) fled north on Jefferson Street in a dark sedan.