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| Comments (0) |East St. Louis police seek help from public in shooting that left man wounded
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closeEAST ST. LOUIS -- Police are investigating a shooting that left a man wounded Tuesday night.
The victim, whose name was not released, was shot once. He was in an undisclosed hospital Wednesday with non life-threatening injuries.
The unknown shooter fired at the victim from a vehicle at 9:03 p.m., Detective Michael Floore said.
"The shots were fired in front of the building where the victim was," Floore said.
After investigating, police determined the shooting occurred at 15th Street and Broadway. They located the victim at the hospital, and were initially given the wrong crime scene address. Floore said the victim and his friend told police conflicting stories.
As of Wednesday, police had not identified any suspects in the shooting and had not recovered a weapon or established a motive.
Anyone with information about this crime is urged to call the East St. Louis Police Department at 482-6700 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477. CrimeStoppers is an anonymous tip line that pays up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction of a suspect.
Contact reporter Carolyn P. Smith at 239-2503.
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