Shooting under investigation in Luzerne County

Luzerne County shooting under investigation
Luzerne County shooting under investigation Photo credit WILK

A shooting yesterday in Hazle Township is under investigation. PA State Police at Hazleton say it happened during a custody exchange involving a 4 year old at the Turkey Hill Gas station at Station Circle in that part of Luzerne County. According to investigators, a couple became involved in a physical domestic dispute and during the struggle a hand gun went off injuring a man from Effort. He was found a short time later in the area of East Cranberry Avenue and 5th Street in West Hazleton and taken for treatment of a non life threatening injury to his leg. So far no charges have been filed and State Police Troop N are asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact them.

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