Teenager shot in Century

A teenager who entered Jay Hospital with apparent gunshot wounds Tuesday night claiming he was shot by unknown masked men in Century is not cooperating with police about the incident.

According to Escambia County (Fla.) PIO Amber Southard, a 17-year-old male with apparent gunshot wounds showed up at Jay Hospital Tuesday night sometime before midnight, claiming that he was at the Carver Community Center in Century when numerous black males wearing masks came out of a wooded area nearby and began shooting.

Southard said after giving this initial report, the victim is not being coorperative with law enforcement and gave inconsistent accounts of how the shooting happened.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office asks anyone who has any information about the incident to contact the sheriff’s office or Crimestoppers.