13-year-old boy injured from shooting in Rocky Mount

On Saturday just before 10:30 p.m. officers with the Rocky Mount Police Department (RMPD) responded to multiple calls of shots being fired and a Shotspotter alert in the 1400 block of Cokey Road.

While investigating, officers were notified by UNC Nash Hospital that a 13-year-old boy was taken to their facility with a gunshot wound.

Officers spoke with the 13-year-old victim who said he was walking in the area of Cokey Road when he was shot.

The victim's injuries were not life threatening; he was treated and released from the hospital.

Officers discovered shell casings on Cokey Road and damage to an apartment in the 100 block of Parrish Court at the Cokey Road Apartments. No one inside the apartment was injured.

The RMPD Criminal Investigation Division continues to investigate this incident, and requests anyone with information to call the RMPD at 252-972-1411, call Crime Stoppers at 252-977-1111 for cash rewards or Text-A-Tip (text RMPOL and your message to 274637).