STATESVILLE, N.C. — The Statesville Police Department is investigating a shooting that sent a teen to a hospital early Tuesday morning.
Officers responded to Inglewood Road off Buffalo Shoals Road around 2 a.m. for a shots-fired call. They found the 16-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to the leg.
The teen was then taken to a hospital for treatment. As of publication, the department did not indicate the teen's status.
Anyone with information about the ongoing investigation is asked to call Statesville Police at 704-878-3406.
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