Police investigating shooting in Southern Pines

The Southern Pines Police Department is investigating a drive-by shooting that occurred on S. Gains Street near W. Wisconsin Ave. Tuesday early afternoon.

Southern Pines Deputy Police Chief Charles Campbell said to Sandhills Sentinel that a 24-year-old man was shot and sustained non-life-threatening injuries. He was taken to Moore Regional Hospital in a car.

Campbell said this was not a random act of violence.

“Additional info will be released as the investigation progresses,” said Campbell.

Please check back for more details, as this is a breaking story. 

File photo by Sandhills Sentinel photographer Melissa Schaub.