23-year-old man injured after shooting outside South Hill apartment building

MECKLENBURG COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A 23-year-old man was injured after police say he was shot outside of an apartment building in Mecklenburg County's South Hill area on Monday evening.

At around 9 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 22, Mecklenburg County Emergency Communications received a report of multiple gunshots heard outside an apartment building in the 800 block of Powell Drive in South Hill.

As officers responded to the scene, emergency personnel also received a call from VCU/CMH Hospital about a person who had arrived at the emergency room with a gunshot wound.

When authorities arrived at the hospital, they found 23-year-old Elijah Seward of South Hill with injuries considered non-life-threatening.

Investigators were notified and responded to both the original scene on Powell Drive and VCU/CMH Hospital.

According to the South Hill Police Department, investigators interviewed witnesses and recovered evidence reportedly connected with the incident.

The investigation remains ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact the South Hill Police Department at 434-447-3104.