FORT WALTON BEACH — Authorities are investigating yet another shooting in Okaloosa County.
Emergency responders were called out to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at about 10:20 a.m. Wednesday after a man said the vehicle he was a passenger in was shot at, according to a news release from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
The caller, who is from Fort Walton Beach, was airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola with a head injury, according to Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Michele Nicholson.
He was shot, but Nicholson did not clarify where on his body. She said he was in stable condition by mid-afternoon Wednesday.
The driver was uninjured, but multiple shots were fired, Nicholson added.
Traffic in the northbound lanes of MLK remained shut down in front of Commando Village for close to two hours as authorities processed the crime scene.
Canines and metal detectors were used. Hurlburt Field also shut down its back gate until MLK reopened around 12:20 p.m.
Deputies did identify a vehicle of interest shortly after the shooting was reported, but no arrests had been made as of Wednesday evening.
Deputies made contact with a vehicle that matched the description given by witnesses Wednesday, Nicholson said. The vehicle was stopped on Earl Drive, off of Lovejoy Road in Fort Walton Beach.
This is the eighth shooting incident reported in Okaloosa County in the last eight months, including a fatal one on Tuesday.
Here’s a look at the shooting-related incidents in Okaloosa County over the last eight months:
Dec. 1, 2014
Jonha Campbell’s body washed ashore at the Eglin Beach Park on Okaloosa Island. Investigators have not ruled the 18-year-old’s death homicide, but confirmed he died of a gunshot wound. It’s unclear where and when he was shot. The Destin resident’s family last saw him Nov. 20, 2014.
Jan. 22, 2015
Mark Anthony Williams’ body was found along State Road 85 just south of Duke Field near Crestview. The Crestview resident’s death has been ruled a homicide. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said the 18-year-old was not killed where he was found. No additional details on where he was shot have been released.
June 11, 2015
Randy “Shareef Ali” Campbell, 58, was shot in the street outside his home on Cape Drive in Fort Walton Beach. A witness reported to hearing a single gunshot around 11 p.m.
June 17, 2015
Freddie Cason was shot and killed inside his home sometime before 5:30 a.m. The 89-year-old had lived in his Hollywood Boulevard home for more than 40 years. A person of interest has been identified in this case, but the person’s identity has not been released by the Fort Walton Beach Police Department.
June 18, 2015
Timothy Acoff shot two men at 12:20 p.m. during an attempted burglary of his home on Carmel Drive in Fort Walton Beach. Acoff was uninjured, but two brothers showed up to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center shortly after for treatment of bullet wounds. No charges have been filed, but the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office identified the men shot as Talal Donaldson and Christopher Donaldson.
June 24, 2015
Jimmy Lee Dodd was shot and killed outside a mobile home on Marty Lane in the Wright area of Fort Walton Beach. He was 39-years-old.
July 14, 2015
Keyontray Damar Henry, 23, was found lying on a sidewalk on Maples Street in Fort Walton Beach around 1 a.m. He was shot in the abdomen and arm and died after he was taken to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola.
Reporter Tom McLaughlin contributed to this report.
Anyone with information on the shootings is asked to contact the Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers at 850-863-TIPS.