MOSSY HEAD - The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting early Thursday near State Road 285 and Interstate 10.
Two victims were driving south on SR 285 just before 1:24 a.m. when a dark colored sport utility vehicle pulled beside them and opened fire, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office. It then pulled in front of the victim’s vehicle and stopped. A suspect jumped out, charged the victims and fired several rounds, hitting a male victim in the leg.
A struggle began, but the suspect fled north in the SUV, the Sheriff’s Office reported. The victims described the armed suspect as a black man wearing a hoodie and a mask.
The shooting victim was taken to a nearby hospital.