NATCHEZ — Natchez police are continuing to search for a man suspected in the Friday shooting of a woman on Daisy Street.

Natchez Police Chief Danny White said police spent the night searching for the suspect, Montrell Conner, 25, and staking out places he was known to associate, but as of Saturday evening he had not been apprehended.

Police responded to the scene of Daisy Street Grocery, a general store, at 1:19 p.m. Friday, where they found Ashley Williams, 28, of Natchez, with a wound to her left shoulder.

Williams told police the suspect had walked up behind her and shot her with a small caliber handgun before going through her pockets.

The victim was taken to Natchez Community Hospital and was later transferred to a Jackson-area hospital, White said, where she was improving Saturday afternoon.

NPD Sgt. Ben Hewitt said Friday when the suspect is arrested he could face charges of aggravated assault and robbery.

Anyone with information about the shooting or the suspect’s whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers at 601-442-5000. Crime Stoppers offers a reward of up to $1,000 for tips leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect.