UPDATE: BGPD investigating early morning homicide on Morgantown Road

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department has confirmed it is investigating a homicide following an early morning shooting Saturday off of Morgantown Road.

Police say they responded to the scene at Brookwood Mobile Home Park at the 1800 block of Morgantown Road around 2:56 a.m. Saturday for a report of shots fired.

Officers say upon arriving, they were told a female was on the way to TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital with a man who had been shot.

Police say they learned 30-year-old Darrius Wickware of Bowling Green had died from multiple gunshot wounds.

Advanced crime scene processors and detectives are continuing to gather evidence and interview eyewitnesses. In addition, police say they have obtained a warrant for murder for 37-year-old Quinton “Q” LaShawn Hampton of Auburn, Kentucky, a suspect in the shooting.

Hampton is considered armed and dangerous. If you know the whereabouts of Hampton, call 911 or 270-393-4000. You can report your tip anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 270-781-2583.