Shooting near Jackson Hospital leaves man with life threatening injuries
Marty RoneyA Tuesday night shooting near Jackson Hospital left a man with life threatening injuries.
Police and fire medics went to the 1900 block of Pine Street about 9 p.m. on shots fired call, said Capt. Saba Coleman, spokeswoman for the Montgomery Police Department.
They found a man wounded by gunfire, but the location of where he was shot is unknown. There was some property damage reported.
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That section of Pine Street runs in front of the main hospital building, emergency room department and parking deck.
An updated condition for the man was not available at press time.
Hospital spokeswoman Jessica Barefoot would not comment on the incident or social media reports that the hospital was on lockdown, but she did say that "all necessary steps were taken to ensure the safety of our patients, employees and visitors."
Contact Montgomery Advertiser reporter Marty Roney at mroney@gannett.com.