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One person injured following shooting on the south east side of Colorado Springs

One person injured following shooting on the south east side of Colorado Springs
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COLORADO SPRINGS — One person is injured following a shooting on the southeast side, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD).

It happened just before 5:15 p.m. Monday just west of South Academy Boulevard along Delta Drive.

According to CSPD, the person was shot while they were in the passenger seat of a vehicle. Police believe a bullet hit the person in the vehicle they were traveling in after two people were shooting at each other.

CSPD says that person was taken to the hospital, where they were suffering from serious but not life-threatening injuries.

There are no suspects in custody as of the publishing of this web story and police say they are still investigating the incident.

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