A 27-year-old man with a gun permit told police he fired his weapon after he was chased by multiple people in St. Paul early Friday.

Soon after, a 15-year-old was brought to the hospital by three of his friends after being shot near his chin.

Officers responded to Jackson and Mount Airy streets just before 1 a.m., when a man called 911 to report that he took two shots at a group of people and someone may have been struck.

Police found the man with his hands in the air. He told them his gun was holstered on his shorts. The St. Paul man provided police with his permit to carry, said Steve Linders, a St. Paul police spokesman.

The man told officers he was driving a vehicle he had just purchased and parked on nearby Winter Street. He was walking toward his home when he saw a sedan drive by, stop, back up and then park.

The sedan’s driver and several males got out and walked toward the man. He reported that they were yelling at him and he ran across Jackson Street, with the males chasing him, Linders said.

“Fearing for his safety, he said he drew his firearm from his holster, turned to face the males he believed to be pursuing him and fired two rounds,” Linders said.

The individuals ran back to the sedan and drove away.

A few minutes after officers were dispatched to the shooting, other officers were called to Regions Hospital about a 15-year-old arriving with a gunshot wound. He was brought in by three juvenile friends.

The three males “were reluctant to share information about the incident” with police, Linders said. One said they were walking down a street when someone driving by in a black sedan shot them.

The 15-year-old, who was treated for a small wound, also said someone in a black sedan shot at them.

Police are investigating and have identified the people involved. No one was under arrest as of Friday afternoon.