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MOUNT VERNON — Members of the Mt. Vernon Police Department/ Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office High-Risk Team served a search warrant Thursday that resulted in the arrest of a juvenile being sought in connection with a Tuesday afternoon shooting.

According to MVPD, around 2:40 p.m. Thursday the warrant the H-R Team served a search warrant and juvenile arrest warrant in the 1000 block of S 20th St in reference to the shooting on Tuesday that sent an adult male to Crossroads Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The male juvenile suspect sought in the shooting was taken into custody without incident and will be detained at a juvenile detention facility. Due to the offender being a juvenile, no names or photos of the juvenile will be released.