Police probe morning shooting

YOUNGSTOWN — Police are investigating an early morning shooting on the city’s East Side.

Police were sent to the area around the Victory Housing Development at about 9:20 a.m. for reports of a man shot in the hand. The victim had been taken to the hospital in a private car immediately after the shooting.

Police had the name and description of a suspect and were combing the East Side area in search of the shooter.

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