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Newtown Shooting Leaves Man Injured
A man walked up to another man on a porch and shot him twice, according to Sarasota Police.
Police are investigating an early morning shooting in Newtown that left a man injured.
The 26-year-old victim was sitting on a porch in the 1700 block of Gregg Court in Sarasota around 2 a.m. Wednesday when another man walked up and shot him twice before fleeing, according to Sarasota Police.
The man was airlifted to a local hospital with injuries, officials said.
Officers and K-9 units searched the area but could not find the shooter, Sarasota Police spokesperson Genevieve Judge said in a media release. He was last seen wearing all black and traveling northbound from the area, between houses.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sarasota Police Department Bureau of Criminal Investigations at 941-954-7070 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling 941-366-TIPS (8477), or online at http://www.sarasotacrimestoppers.com.
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