Sheriff investigating Magnolia shooting

MAGNOLIA — The Marengo County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday morning near County Road 32.

The unidentified victim was taken to Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital in Demopolis before being transferred to Tuscaloosa.

“They airlifted him out of Demopoils to DCH,” Marengo County Sheriff Ben Bates said of the victim.

No arrests have been made and the incident remains under investigation.

Bates encourages anyone with any information pertaining to the crime to contact the Marengo County Sheriff’s Department at 334-295-4208.