Man transported to hospital with gunshot wound, Merced police say

A Merced man who was transported to the hospital Tuesday with multiple gunshot wounds is said to be in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries, according to authorities.

According to Merced Police Lt. Alan Ward, one person was shot near East 9th Street and D Street at 5:47 p.m. Tuesday.

The victim, 23-year-old Christopher Joyner Jr. of Merced, suffered several gunshot wounds to his upper torso. He was flown to a Modesto area hospital, according to a news release.

Witnesses told police a Hispanic male wearing a red bandanna over his face ran up to Joyner and fire multiple rounds from a handgun. The shooter got into a vehicle and fled the area traveling west on East 9th Street, authorities said.

The shooter has not been identified. The attack is being investigated as gang-related, police said.

There were no other injuries, police said.

Merced Police are asking anyone with information regarding these cases to contact Detective-Sgt. Alvarez at 209-385-6905. Information can be sent to police via anonymous text message by dialing “TIP411” (847411) and including the word ‘Comvip’ as the ‘keyword’ in the text message.

This story was originally published August 20, 2019 at 7:44 PM.