(KNSI) – A man was hit in a drive-by shooting in St. Cloud on Sunday night, and police are trying to determine if a separate shots fired call is connected.
Around 7:45 officers were called to the intersection of 11th Street South and 6th Avenue South after a vehicle drove through the intersection and opened fire on a 21-year-old man.
The man was taken to the hospital with a wound to his lower leg. The victim says he was walking along 11th Street when someone from the vehicle started shooting at him.
Police say it is not a random incident. They say the victim was targeted. The fleeing vehicle was described as a black SUV that was last seen heading westbound on 11th Street. No other description was available.
Police are also investigating a report of shots fired in the same intersection around 4:00 a.m. Sunday. At this time, police are trying to determine if they’re connected.
Anyone with any information on either shooting can call the St. Cloud Police Department at 320-251-1200 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-255-1301.
Police responded to an alley about a block from the intersection in July after four people were shot. All four survived. Three people have been arrested in connection with the July shooting. Police say in the wake of these most recent incidents, they will again provide extra patrols in the area.
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