LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – The Lafayette Police Department (LPD) is currently investigating a shooting that left a man wounded, authorities said.

According to LPD, officers responded to a report of gunshots being fired in the 800 block of Martin Luther King Jr Drive just after 8 p.m. Thursday.

Once on the scene, officers located a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was then transported to a local hospital in critical, but stable condition.

This investigation is ongoing and updates will follow as information becomes available.

Anyone with information is asked to contact authorities.