CHICAGO -- Ten people were injured, one in critical condition, in a mass shooting in Columbus, capital of the US state of Ohio, on Sunday morning.

It happened just before 2:30 am (0730 GMT). All the injured were males, eight adults and two minors aged from 16 to 27, local media quoted the Columbus Police Department on Sunday.

Police are searching for a male suspect dressed in all black who fled the scene driving a white four-door Honda Civic with tinted windows, and encourage anyone with information to call the police.