BENTON – The Benton and West City police departments early Tuesday morning responded to a reported shooting that happened in the area of Sugar Creek Road and North Central Street.

According to Benton Police Chief Chris Funkhouser, the male victim was taken to Franklin Hospital with a reported gunshot wound. The victim was transferred to Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN with non-life threatening injuries for further treatment. The Benton Police Department is still investigating the incident. 

Sugar Creek Road was temporarily shut down from the intersection of Sugar Creek Road and North Central Street to Petroff Road due to the shooting and is now back open. There was no active threat to the public.