MOBILE, Alabama -- Hours after a shooting near Hankins Middle School sent two young men to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds, a 23-year-old man surrendered to authorities at a nearby apartment complex, a Mobile Police Department spokeswoman said.

Schools in the area were placed on lockdown shortly after the shooting was first reported around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Around 7 p.m., Juquan Malik Selmon-Ward surrendered to members of MPD's Tactical Response Unit. He had been hiding in Pearson Parks Apartments on Carol Plantation Road near Government Boulevard, said MPD spokeswoman Ashley Rains.

Selmon-Ward is facing one count of first-degree assault in the shooting, which sent a 19-year-old and a 20-year-old to the University of South Alabama Medical Center for treatment. The teen had been shot in the face, chest and leg. The 20-year-old had a gunshot wound to his leg. The pair is listed in stable condition Thursday morning, Rains said.

They were shot on the 6800 block of Carol Plantation Road, according to police. Records from the Mobile County Sheriff's Office show the shooting was initially reported near the intersection of Carol Plantation and Theodore Dawes roads, approximately half a mile from Hankins Middle School.

Following the shooting officers canvassed the area in search of a man, identified as Selmon-Ward, believed to be involved in the shootings. He refused to surrender to authorities when he was located at Pearson Park Apartments, Rains said.

He was booked into Mobile County Metro Jail around 11 p.m. He has no known previous arrests in Mobile County.

Police are still investigating the shooting. Anyone with information can contact MPD at 251-208-7211.