Police officers gathered at a residential street during an investigationMobile police investigated a late-morning shooting on Murrell Lane.

Mobile police are investigating a late-morning shooting on Murrell Lane that left a 33-year-old man wounded.

Officers said the victim was shot in the chest and transported to a hospital. His condition was not immediately released as the case remained a developing story.

What investigators know

The shooting was reported shortly before noon Tuesday in a residential section of Mobile. Police had not announced a suspect or a possible motive, and it was not clear whether the victim knew his shooter.

Investigators typically canvass for witnesses and review nearby surveillance footage in cases like this one. Anyone with information was urged to contact Mobile police or CrimeStoppers.

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