A 17 YEAR-OLD SUFFERED A NON-LIFE-THREATENING GUNSHOT WOUND EARLY THIS MORNING IN SEASIDE. THE 1:50 A.M. SHOOTING OCCURRED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ELM AVENUE AND FLORES STREET. THE SUSPECT WAS ONLY DESCRIBED AS BEING 5 FEET 4 INCHES TALL, BUT HE WAS SEEN RUNNING NORTH ON THE 15 HUNDRED BLOCK OF WARING STREET, TOWARDS BROADWAY AVENUE SHORTLY BEFORE 2 A.M. THIS MORNING.
THE GUN HE USED IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN A SMALL CALIBER SEMI-AUTOMATIC HANDGUN.
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE SHOOTING, OR THE SUSPECT, IS ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE SEASIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT, OR THEIR ANONYMOUS CRIME TIP LINE, AT 1 (831) 899-6282.