CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corpus Christi Police Department is searching for a suspect in a late-night shooting on Panama Drive that left a 19-year-old woman injured.
A police spokesman said that officers were called to the 3700 block of Panama Drive around 10:23 p.m. for a shots fired call. A neighbor told officers upon arrival that a vehicle fled the scene. During the investigation officers found shell casings on the ground.
While investigators were at the Panama Drive scene, they received a call about a walk-in shooting victim at Driscoll Children's Hospital on S. Alameda.
According to the Corpus Christi Police Department, the 19-year-old was dropped off by a white car. Officers then spoke with the victim, who said she was helping a friend pick up some property at the location and an unidentified suspect may have exited the residence firing a gun. The teen was struck during the gunfire.
The victim was transported to CHRISTUS Spohn Shoreline Hospital where she was treated for her injuries.
Police are asking anyone with information on this incident to contact Crime Stoppers at 361-888-8477.
