18-year-old shot inside Horn Lake market, in critical condition

Horn Lake police said officers were dispatched to Discount Market at 3340 Goodman Road at about 12:45 p.m. on April 7 after a disturbance in which at least one shot was fired inside the store.

Police said officers found 18-year-old Christopher Campbell Jr. on the floor with a single gunshot wound to the chest. Responding officers sealed the wound while awaiting emergency medical services, and EMS transported Campbell to Regional One Medical Center. The Horn Lake Police Department said he was last known to be in critical condition.

Witnesses told investigators that a man confronted Campbell inside the store, produced a handgun and fired a single shot that struck him in the chest. Witnesses described the suspect as a Black man wearing a green hooded sweatshirt and black pants who was last seen running toward the Parkway Place Apartments, the department said. The identity of the shooter has not been confirmed.

Horn Lake officers and investigators are collecting video and witness statements as part of an active investigation. Anyone with information was asked to contact the Horn Lake Police Department at 662-393-6174, the department said.

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