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First Posted: 10/14/2012 WILKES-BARRE &amp;ndash; A man was shot outside The Hardware Bar on South Main Street early Sunday morning, according to city police.
According to police, 23-year-old Jeremy Perez of Sweetwater Texas left Mulligans Irish pub and walked across South Main Street to The Hardware Bar around 2 a.m. Sunday morning. As he was attempting to walk into the bar Perez bumped into a black male, who was accompanied by three other black males and two women.
Perez&amp;rsquo;s friends exchanged words with the group, police said. During the altercation one of the black males pointed his hand down and Perez heard a bang, police said.
Police said Perez was shot in his right thigh and suffered wounds to his left thigh as well.&amp;nbsp; The shooting was reported at 2:21 a.m.
Perez was transported by ambulance to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center for treatment.
A Geisinger spokesman said Perez was in good condition Sunday morning and would be admitted to the hospital for observation.
Police said they searched the area for the shooter but he fled prior to police arrival. Police did not say whether the incident was captured on the city&amp;rsquo;s surveillance camera system.

Man injured in Hardware Bar shooting