LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB Fox 41)---Shelby County authorities are investigating a shooting in Simpsonville, KY.
A Sheriff's Department official says a man was shot at least three times following an argument.
The shooting happened Sunday in a parking lot of the Meadowridge Apartments.
The detective says a Hispanic male was shot in the hip and the abdomen.
The man, who was not identified, was taken to University Hospital in Louisville where he was still in surgery around 3 p.m., according to police.
Those living near or around the Meadow Ridge Apartments were told to stay put as police combed the area looking for a suspect. No description was given.
Authorities are still working to identify the suspected shooter.
"We are still working on suspect information. We still have a few more interviews to do, but we're getting very close to being able to name a suspect," says Major Jason Rice with the Shelby County Sheriff's Department.
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