ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — One man was injured Monday night in Rock Island after being shot near a liquor store.
Around 11:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16, Rock Island police heard gunshots in the area of 24th Street and 7th Avenue. Authorities responded to the area and found a 55-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his leg in the parking lot of Riverside Liquor. Police found used shell casings in the 600 block of 24th Street.
The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment, and then later transferred to the University of Iowa hospitals for treatment. No other injuries were discovered. The incident is being investigated.