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One hospitalized after downtown Danville shooting

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DANVILLE (WSLS 10) - Danville police are responding to a shooting that happened on Union Street Monday afternoon.

Police were called to the area just before 2 p.m. for a report of someone being shot.

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Police blocked from Memorial Drive to Spring Street as they investigated the crime scene where there was blood in the street, a pair of tennis shoes, some type of jacket and about a dozen shell casings.

The victim was taken to Danville Regional Medical Center for treatment, but police have not released the person's name and will not say what condition he or she was in when taken to the hospital.

The hospital was also put on lock down at the time, which is standard procedure anytime a shooting victim is brought in to the hospital.

Police said they did not have a suspect description that they are willing to release yet.

We will update this story with more information as soon as we have it.