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Two Men Shot in Hazleton

Two Men Shot in Hazleton - Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 6:37PM EST

Reported by: Eyewitness News
Saturday, Jul 4, 2009 @ 06:37pm EST
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY- Police in lower Luzerne County need your help to solve an early morning shooting.

It happened just after 1:30 A. M. in Hazleton. Police say two men were found with gunshot wounds in the area of the F. G. Cantina on North Wyoming Street.

A 23-year-old Lattimer Mines man was shot in the abdomen and flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital. A 19-year-old Hazleton man was shot in the leg and treated at Hazleton General Hospital.

Investigators ask anyone with information about the overnight shooting to call Hazleton police at 459-4940.