MOUNT VERNON — Mt. Vernon police are investigating a reported shooting incident Friday night in the 1000 block of Prairie Avenue that sent a man to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the hand.

According to reports, a relative of the victim reported the incident at 10:41 p.m. Friday. The victim reportedly informed police that the incident took place behind a trailer on Prairie Avenue.

The man was taken to Crossroads Community Hospital for treatment of his injury.