[12/27/01]Four of five people injured in a shooting early this morning outside a Clay Street convenience store remained in the hospital this morning, and one man has been arrested.

Robert Cox, no age available, 2727 Alcorn Drive, was in the critical care unit of ParkView Regional Medical Center, and Wilon Smith, 22, 4705 Bernard Drive; Sharon Mixon, 23, 2707 Ridgeway Road; and Aaron Wilson, 20, no address available, had been admitted, hospital spokesman Diane Gawronski said.

A fifth victim, Robert Jenkins, 21, 2727 Alcorn Drive, Apt. 54, was treated and released, Gawronski said.

Vicksburg Police spokesman Jamee Carter said the shootings occurred at about 2:30 on the parking lot of Exxon Jubilee store No. 114 at Clay Street and Mission 66 after an argument among at least seven people.

By the time police arrived, all five victims had been taken to ParkView, which is about a quarter-mile away, by private vehicle, Carter said.

Cornelius Cornell Thomas, 20, 214 Erves Circle, was arrested at 6:47 a.m. today and charged at the Vicksburg Police Department with being an accessory after the fact. He was being held in the Issaquena County Jail, Carter said.

Police were following leads and expected further arrests and charges, she said. Detective Lt. Walter Beamon, along with Detective Virdell Lewis and Officer Malcolm Lilly were working the case, Carter said.