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Police: Teen shot in leg near Hayes Elementary School Thursday afternoon

The injury was non-life threatening and the school was placed on lockdown as a precaution, according to police.

DAVENPORT, Iowa — A temporary lockdown was in effect at Hayes Elementary School after reports of shots fired on Thursday afternoon, according to a press release from the Davenport Police Department.

Officers responded to the incident just before 1 p.m. in the 2700 block of McKinley Avenue where police said one individual suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

According to the report, a 17-year-old boy was shot in the leg after a verbal altercation between multiple individuals. The victim was transported to a nearby health facility for treatment.

Police said Hayes Elementary was in lockdown as a precaution due to the proximity between the school and the incident.

The incident remains under investigation.

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