YOUNGSTOWN — Authorities believe a residential shooting in Youngstown late Wednesday was an attempted suicide, officials confirmed Wednesday.
Bay County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident that started in a Youngstown home off State 20 near U.S. 231 during which a man shot himself.
A short time later, while a relative was driving the victim to a hospital, the two men got into an altercation at the intersection of 15th Street and MLK Jr. Boulevard, in the jurisdiction of Panama City Police Department, BCSO spokeswoman Ruth Corley said. The victim pushed the relative from the car and drove away, but was stopped shortly after that by PCPD on U.S. 231.
PCPD was awaiting reports from BCSO on the incident and would not comment.
The man had not been identified. The nature of his injuries were not clear Wednesday, but he was in stable condition at a local hospital, officials reported.
An earlier version of this story appears below:
YOUNGSTOWN — Authorities are investigating a residential shooting that occurred at about 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Bay County Sheriff's Office is investigating an altercation that started in a Youngstown home off State 20 near U.S. 231. The incident led to shooting at the home. Officials confirmed one man was shot.
A short time later, a battery incident occurred at the corner of 15th Street and MLK Jr. Boulevard. Authorities said the two incidents were connected.
Details so far are sparse.
The man has not been identified. The nature of the injuries was not clear at 6 p.m. Wendesday, but he is in stable condition at a local hospital, officials reported.