One person is in the hospital in critical condition after a police officer shot them outside a Dollar General in Gulfport. According to the Gulfport Police Chief Adam Cooper, officers were called to the Family Dollar store on Pass Road to investigate reports that people were aiming guns at passing cars. Cooper said when police made contact with the suspects, they tried to run away from police. "One of our officers engaged with an armed individual, shots were fired, the suspect was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound," Cooper said. "He's still there. It's a tragic situation." MORE: https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/crime/suspect-critical-condition-after-police-shooting-gulfport/289-81db0e4f-4876-4c98-9276-e9d3955debea