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WILKES-BARRE — City police are investigating a Friday night shooting in the 100 block of Wood Street as an aggravated assault case.
According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department’s Facebook page:
A 20-year-old black male walked into a local hospital with a gunshot wound. The victim’s injuries were not life-threatening.
Officers responded to the hospital and subsequently determined the shooting took place on Wood Street.
Several pieces of evidence were recovered from the scene after officers cordoned off the area.
A neighbor told the Times Leader he heard multiple gunshots just before 10 p.m.
Police did not publicly identify the victim, but they say the incident remains under investigation.