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2 men injured in early morning city shooting

Thursday, August 20, 2015

YOUNGSTOWN — Police said two men were wounded in the face after someone fired several shots at a home in the 700 block of East Florida Avenue about 3:20 a.m. today.

The victims, 21 and 43, were on a porch when shots were fired at the house, said Chief of Detectives Brad Blackburn.

Two people inside the home were not hit, Blackburn said.

The men suffered gunshot wounds to the chin and cheek. They are being treated at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.