Police are searching for a shooter after a man was shot in South St. Cloud early Sunday morning.

St. Cloud Police say just after 4 a.m. officers were called to the 1400 block of 9th Avenue South to find a 34-year-old man shot in the abdomen. The suspect has left prior to police arrival. The man was taken to St. Cloud hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

The investigation found that the shooting happened after a house party nearby. The two went outside in what started in a verbal dispute that led to a physical fight. The suspect fled in a vehicle with others fom the party. Police eventually found the vehicle, but empty.

The investigation is ongoing, and no further information is available at this time.