ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Police are investigating after responding officers found a person suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound early Monday morning, according to a press release from the Rock Island Police Department.
At 2:16 a.m. Monday, officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of 39th Street on a report of two shots being fired. Once at the scene, the officers found the injured individual suffering from a gunshot wound to the thigh.
According to police, the victim said they were shot in Moline, but a resident reported hearing gunshots nearby. Officers also found spent shell casings nearby.
The victim was taken to a nearby hospital. Police did not disclose their condition or identity in the press release.
Officers with Rock Island's Criminal Investigation Division are now following up on the case.
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