SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — The Sarasota Police Department is currently investigating a shooting.
Police said the shooting occurred around 11:30 a.m. at the Sarasota Commons, a strip mall located in the 900 block of North Beneva Road.
Detectives spent more than five hours collecting evidence in the parking lot outside the U.S. Post Office. Officers said one person was shot and transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
Officers said the suspect is not in custody.
"Because it’s so early on in the investigation, I can’t specify details about what led up to the shooting because we’re trying to get that suspect, the person responsible as swiftly as possible," said Cynthia McLaughlin, Public Information Officer for the Sarasota Police Department.
Employees who work nearby said they heard the gunshots. Security cameras captured the sound of at least five gunshots.
"At first, it was just like boom, boom and then it was boom, boom, boom like three, five all together. I remember because it was just echoing in my head and then dead quiet after that," said an employee who works in the shopping plaza.
Police have released few details regarding the shooting, but detectives believe it was an isolated incident.
