One person injured in shots fired incident along St. Joseph Avenue

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- One person was struck and injured in a shots-fired incident in the 3100 block of St. Joseph Avenue Wednesday night, according to the St. Joseph Police Department.

SJPD received the shots-fired call around 8:43 p.m. and sent a Nixle Alert out urging residents to avoid the area of Madison Street and St. Joseph Avenue.

When officers arrived on the scene, they said there was evidence of a shooting and the victim was taken to the hospital.

A KQ2 reporter who is at the scene observed multiple officers and cop cars, as well as crime tape posted around the area.

Detectives were called out and were processing the incident in the area.

SJPD said the incident is still under investigation.

This is a developing story, and KQ2 will provide updates as they become available.