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Police: Teen hurt in KCMO shooting

Posted at 10:37 PM, Aug 19, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-20 00:02:52-04

A teenager is in the hospital after a shooting Saturday night. 

Police were called to the 5000 block of Eastern Ave on a reported shooting around 9 p.m. Saturday. 

When they arrived, they found a teenage boy suffering from a gunshot wound. Police say the victim is expected to be okay.

According to police, the teen was walking with three others when a gun one of them had went off. One other person was hit, but has non-life threatening injuries. 

Police say one of the teens left the scene before they got there, but they are speaking to the other two.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-8477.