Female shot on MLK Ave during Lundi Gras

MOBILE, Ala. ( WKRG ) — A female was shot Monday night on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, according to a Mobile Police Department spokesperson.

The police department confirmed a female was shot around 5:06 p.m. Monday on the 1200 block of Martin Luther King Ave.

INCIDENT LOCATION:

The incident occurred as the MLK Business and Civic, MLK Monday Mystics and Northside Merchants were parading through downtown Mobile.

The female suffered a non-life-threatening injury and was taken to the hospital.

The investigation remains ongoing.

News 5 will provide updates as more information becomes available.