A suspect fled the scene of a shooting at a house party in St. Cloud early Sunday morning.

The St. Cloud Police Department says officers were sent to the 1400 block of 9th Avenue South just after 4 a.m. When they arrived, they found a 34-year-old St. Cloud man with a gunshot wound in the abdomen.

An investigation determined a fight had broken out at a house party in the area after the victim and several others walked outside onto 14th Street South to talk. A verbal dispute turned into a physical fight, during which the victim was shot. The suspect and several others fled in a vehicle

Officers were able to find the suspect’s vehicle in the 200 block of 10th Avenue North just after 4:30 a.m. The suspect was not inside and has not been found.

The victim was taken to St. Cloud Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The case is still active. If you have any information, call the St. Cloud Police Department at (320) 251-1200 or the Tri-County Crime Stoppers at (320) 255-1301.