One person was shot Wednesday morning while driving on Evangeline Thruway in Lafayette, authorities said.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- One person was shot Wednesday morning while driving on Evangeline Thruway in Lafayette, authorities said.

Lafayette Police responded to a report of a shooting in progress at 1 a.m. Wednesday in the 2700 block of NE Evangeline Thruway, where officers found an overturned vehicle off the roadway with a victim trapped inside. Officers were able to extract the victim from the vehicle by removing the front windshield.

Officers said the victim was suffering from an apparent non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim was then taken to a local hospital in stable condition. Police said there was a passenger inside the vehicle who was uninjured.

Authorities said investigators determined the victims were traveling when for unknown reasons a suspect vehicle approached and proceeded to shoot rounds at the victim’s vehicle. The shots hit the victim’s vehicle causing it to veer off the road and overturn. The suspect(s) then proceeded to shoot additional rounds at the victim’s vehicle before fleeing the scene.

The identities of the victim or the passenger were not released.

Anyone with information related to this incident, is asked to contact The Lafayette Police Department or Lafayette Crime Stoppers at (337) 232-TIPS (8477). You can download the LPD App and submit your information via the submit a tip tab. You can also contact Lafayette Crime Stoppers by downloading the P3 TIPS Mobile App or by dialing **TIPS (**8477) on your mobile device. All callers remain anonymous.

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