LYNCHBURG (WSLS 10) - Police are looking for a shooting suspect. Officers said the incident happened on Sunday. Around 1:37 p.m. Lynchburg Police Department responded to the 800-block of Polk Street to investigate a report that someone had been shot. Once on the scene, officers located the victim, Corey M. Barbour a 31 year-old male from Lynchburg who had been shot several times in the torso, said police.
The victim was transported to the Lynchburg General Hospital for treatment. Barbour is listed in critical condition.
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According to police, the suspect in this incident is described as black male armed with a handgun, wearing black shorts and black shirt. The suspect fled the scene on foot headed toward 9th Street between Polk Street and Jackson Street. The suspect fled with three other black males, two of which were involved in a physical altercation with the victim at the time of the shooting said police.
The motive for the shooting is still under investigation at this time. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective R.G. Miller at (434) 455-6160 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-798-5900.