Teenager injured in shooting in Benton Harbor

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. - Police in Benton Harbor are searching for suspects in a shooting that left a 17-year-old injured.

Officers were called to a hospital early Thursday morning for a report of a gunshot victim.  They found a 17-year-old Benton Harbor resident had been shot four times.  Thankfully, none of those injuries were life-threatening.

According to a press release, the teen told police he was traveling on S. M-139 near Empire Avenue when a white passenger car with four males inside pulled along side him and started shooting.  That car took off in an unknown direction, and the victim drove himself to the hospital.

If you have any information about this case, call the Benton Township Police Department at (269) 925-1135 or Crime Stoppers at (574) 288-STOP.