BILLINGS, Mont. - Law enforcement is investigating a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning in Billings Heights, according to the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office in a social media post.

YCSO said deputies were dispatched to reports of a person that had been shot outside of a residence on Lake Elmo Drive at around 4:15 a.m.

YCSO said the man had no "apparent connection" to the residence. He was transported to the hospital for treatment.

Billings police officers also responded to a car crash on Wicks Lane at around the same time. The car's occupants had fled the crash site, according to YCSO.

" The investigation is continuing, to see if there is any connection between the injured man and the vehicle," YCSO said.

The case may also be connected to the Lockwood area, according t

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