MANSFIELD— Mansfield Police are investigating a shooting that took place on King Street within the City of Mansfield.
At approximately 2:42 p.m. Friday afternoon, dispatchers received numerous calls about a shooting that had occurred in an apartment complex at 720 King Street. Upon arrival, a 15-year-old male victim was located, who had suffered numerous gunshot wounds to the upper torso area. The victim was transported by emergency medical services and has since succumbed to his injuries.
According to a news release posted on social media, no one is in custody at this time as detectives work to understand what happened and attempt to identify a suspect.
While this shooting is the third gun violence incident within the city in 24 hours, authorities do not believe that the shootings are connected at this time but did not rule out the possibility.
The incident is currently under investigation. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Major Crimes Division at 419-755-9724.