Around 4:30 on Sunday, Harrisburg City Police were called to Harrisburg Hospital for a report of a patient with a gunshot wound. Police say the man told them that he went to help his cousin, who was afraid of being assaulted by a group of young men. As he was walking with his cousin he was shot in the back by someone with a shotgun, police say.
Police went to the area he was shot, 17th and Chestnut Streets, and talked to several people. Witnesses told police said that a young man with a sawed-off shotgun fired one shot at the victim after an argument.
Police say the victim is fortunate the victim was far enough away from the shooter to cause minimal damage.
The investigation is ongoing.
Police went to the area he was shot, 17th and Chestnut Streets, and talked to several people. Witnesses told police said that a young man with a sawed-off shotgun fired one shot at the victim after an argument.
Police say the victim is fortunate the victim was far enough away from the shooter to cause minimal damage.
The investigation is ongoing.