From staff reports

A male juvenile was injured Tuesday when he was shot during an incident on 13th Avenue and Adeline Street.

Hattiesburg police were called to the scene around 4:50 p.m., where people in two vehicles were exchanging gunfire, spokesman Lt. Jon Traxler said.

The officers located a vehicle possibly involved at West Pine and Finlo Drive.

Around the same time, officers received a call about a juvenile arriving at Forrest General Hospital suffering from a gunshot wound to the back.

The juvenile is being taken to the children's trauma center in Jackson for treatment.