Birmingham police are investigating after a 22-year-old woman was shot in the Gate City area Thursday night.

The woman was in an apartment in the 7500 block of 67th Street South in the Marks Village housing project around 8 p.m. when other people started arguing outside the apartment, police said. She was inside the apartment when shots were fired.

The victim was running to the far side of the apartment to get away from the people shooting when she was hit.

The woman was hit in the left side, police said. She was taken to UAB Hospital and was in surgery Friday night.

Police have detained a few people of interest for questioning.