MOUND CITY (WSIL) -- Illinois State Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Tuesday night in Mound City.
On Tuesday, around 10 p.m., ISP was requested by the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department to investigate a shooting that occurred in the 700 block of Pearl Street.
In the wake of a fire at a home earlier in the evening, a Pulaski County deputy was at the scene investigating. ISP says a brief physical altercation with several people and the deputy took place when they attempted to obstruct the investigation.
The deputy eventually detained a woman and placed her in the back seat of his squad car. While the deputy was taking a second person into custody, an unknown suspect shot in the deputy's direction.
The woman detained in the squad car was struck by the gunfire. She was taken to a regional hospital for treatment and released. The deputy and the second suspect he was taking into custody were uninjured.
Bullet holes in Pulaski County Sheriff's Dept. Squad car
If anyone has any information about the shooting, contact the ISP DCI - Zone 7 at 618-542-2171, extension 1207.  The investigation is open and on-going.
