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Man hospitalized after being shot in shoulder late Saturday in the city

A bullet fired in the 700 block of West Fourth Street sent a man to the hospital late Saturday night, city police said.

A single bullet hit the man in the shoulder around 11 p.m., but police said there were four to five shots heard in the area.

The identity and the condition of the man have not yet been released, but a city police officer said Sunday afternoon that he was taken to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

Police said they’ve talked to people in the area that night and still are investigating the incident.

Anyone with more details about the shooting can call the Williamsport Bureau of Police at 570-327-7560.

More information regarding the shooting, the victim’s identity and his condition will be provided when it becomes available.

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