One injured in Saturday shooting

SIKESTON — A Cape Girardeau, Missouri, man was injured by a gunshot wound early Saturday in Sikeston.

Around 2 a.m. Saturday, officers with Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to 313 E. Kathleen St. where a group of people and about 40 vehicles were parked in the residential block.

“Officers saw all of these cars and a large group of people in front of a business there,” Sikeston DPS Chief James McMillen said, adding the officers notified their supervisor they were stopping at the scene and had also smelled marijuana coming from the crowd.

As officers were getting out of the vehicle, there appeared to be a disturbance going on, and they heard a gunshot. A 29-year-old Cape Girardeau man was shot in the left hip/upper leg and fell near the patrol car. Officers assisted the wounded man, controlling the bleeding while several other people began leaving the scene.

Officers located the crime scene, and a firearm was also found on the ground. Another firearm was found hidden around the edge of the property line, McMillen said.

The wounded man was transported to a local hospital and expected to make a recovery, according to the chief. No arrests have been made and the incident remains under investigation, he said.

Anyone who has information about this incident or others, can call the Sikeston DPS Tip Line at (573) 475-3774. Calls can remain anonymous.