Police investigating fatal shooting at an Evansville trailer park

2022-07-27 22:47:57 By : Ms. Hannah He

EVANSVILLE — Life in an Evansville mobile home park was upended Wednesday afternoon when, according to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office, a gunman shot and killed one person.

The shooting, which was reported to authorities by a 911 caller, took place in the 5900 block of Maggie Valley Drive, according to Evansville-Vanderburgh Central Dispatch.

The circumstances leading up to the shooting were not immediately known. Dispatch confirmed there was still a large law enforcement presence in the area as of 4:30 p.m.

Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding said a cause of death has not been issued yet regarding the deceased individual. Wedding also said authorities are "interviewing a person," but they have not positively identified them as a suspect.

This is a developing story.

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