MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — A man is in critical condition after he was shot in a car on Pritchett Drive in Murfreesboro Wednesday night.
MPD is investigating a shooting that occurred on on Pritchett Dr. just before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. A male passenger in a car was shot and taken to the hospital. The incident is under investigation. pic.twitter.com/50tXYN9hjD
— Murfreesboro TN Police Department (@MboroPoliceDept) February 2, 2023
The shooting happened just before 6:30 p.m. and the 20-year-old male victim was taken to the hospital for treatment, according to the Murfreesboro Police Department. The victim has not been identified and the extent of his injuries is unknown.
Detectives with the police department's Criminal Investigations Division are actively searching for the suspect Wednesday night.
The victim was sitting in a parked car when he was shot, according to Murfreesboro police.
A K9 unit with the police department "ran a track" from Pritchett Drive and Betsy Ann Avenue up to Florence Road before the trail was lost.
Deputies with the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office assisted in the search by using a heat-sensing drone and a bloodhound.
Murfreesboro police say the incident is under investigation.
