The Mesa County Sheriff's Office is searching for a handgun involved in an early morning shooting incident near 3200 E Road in Clifton.

Shortly before 6 a.m. this morning, October 30, 2015, deputies were notified of an adult male admitted to an area hospital with injuries caused by a handgun.

Authorities believe the gun was discarded on the roadside between 32 and 33 Roads and E Road. There also exists the possibility the gun could have been thrown in the canal in the same vicinity.

The Mesa County Sheriff's Office seeks information as to the gun's whereabouts, or reports of anything suspicious in the area.

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