Just before 6 p.m. today, a Lenoir County Emergency Services paramedic was shot while attending to a call.

The paramedic was responding to a call on Marilyn Drive and was attempting to get a patient into an ambulance when a vehicle slammed into the front of the ambulance. A suspect emerged from the vehicle and started firing a weapon and the paramedic was struck.

The paramedic was transported to ECU Health Center where they are in stable condition.

The Kinston Police Department is investigating the case.

This is all the information we have at this moment; there will be updates later today.