Man injured in shooting

Published 10:37 pm Friday, September 17, 2021

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Suffolk Police are investigating a shooting that happened Friday evening.

Police responded at 6:21 p.m. Friday to the 500 block of Ocklawaha Avenue for a report of an adult male victim suffering from a single gunshot wound to his leg, according to a police department press release. The wound was not considered life-threatening. He was treated and taken to a local hospital by Suffolk Fire & Rescue.

The investigation remains ongoing at this time, and there is no further information available for release, police stated.

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