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Police in Harrisburg responded to a shooting Friday evening that injured a 17-year-old boy, according to county 911 dispatchers. Dauphin County dispatchers sent police to the 1700 block of Verbeke Street around 5:30 p.m.
for a 17-year-old boy who was shot in the leg. Dispatchers said the teen was inside a vehicle on the block with a t-shirt tied around his leg. After the shooting a dozen police cars lined the street and a few officers were seen collecting evidence from a Mitsubishi SUV with a flat tire parked on the block.
Police were sent to the 1700 block of Verbeke Street around 5:30 p.m. for a 17-year-old boy who was shot, county 911 dispatchers said.
Madison Montag A neighbor who has lived on the street for nearly 20 years told PennLive he was outside when the Mitsubishi drove up the street with a flat tire. A woman inside the SUV asked the neighbor for help with the tire and also said a person had been shot. First responders were then called to the area.
It is unclear where the shooting took place. However, a bystander who said she lives about 10 blocks away on Briggs Street said she heard one or two “pops” while she was sitting on her front porch. The bystander also said she saw police collecting various articles of clothing in evidence bags near the Mitsubishi.
Police were seen speaking with a woman and two young males outside the home before leaving the area around 6:15 p.m. No suspects or arrests have been announced in connection to the shooting as of Friday evening.
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