Crime & Safety
Shooting Wasn't a 'Random Act,' Say Easton Police
Police looking for whoever shot/wounded a 29-year-old man in downtown Easton.
Easton police say a man was shot and wounded Monday afternoon in the city's downtown.
The shooting apparently happened in the 300 block of Spring Garden Street around 3 p.m., sending a 29-year-old Easton area man to the hospital with what police described as "non-life threatening injuries."
One resident, writing on our Facebook page, reported hearing six shots.
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"Please know that this did not appear to be a random act," Inspector Daniel Reagan said in a news release. "Our preliminary investigation leads us to believe that this individual was specifically targeted."
Police ask anyone with information on the shooting to call Reagan at 610-250-6796, or the police tip line at 610-250-6635.
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