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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Authorities are searching for a white male wearing dark clothing, dark colored boots and armed with a shotgun after several shots were fired in the area of Wyoming and Beaumont streets Monday night, a law enforcement source said Tuesday morning.</p><p>An off-duty Wilkes-Barre police officer was in the area and confronted the gunman after hearing the first of a series of shots at about 8:30 p.m., the source said.</p><p>When the gunman was confronted by the off-duty officer, more shots were fired, according to the source who took part in the search.</p><p>No injuries were reported.</p><p>The source said at least four shotgun shell casings were recovered on Wyoming Street near Beaumont Street.</p><p>City police along with state police at Wyoming and police in Kingston, Hanover Township and Wilkes-Barre Township converged on the area between North Main Street to Wilkes-Barre Boulevard, and Scott Street to Conyngham Avenue searching for the gunman who was able to elude capture.</p><p>Several occupied and vacant houses were searched, including sheds, garages and parked vehicles, the source said.</p><p>Police canine units were also called in to assist with the search.</p><p><strong>ORIGINAL POST</strong></p><p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A large area of the city&#8217;s North End was blocked off Monday night as police searched for an armed man following a report of shots fired on Wyoming Street.</p><p>City police, together with state police, Wilkes-Barre Township police and other area departments were involved in the search. There were no reports of injuries or arrests as of press time.</p><p>According to Luzerne County emergency dispatchers, a call came in at approximately 8:28 p.m. for shots fired in the 200 block of Wyoming Street.</p><p>At the scene, police blocked off the intersection of Wyoming of Beaumont streets while officers canvassed the area. A few blocks down, officers shut down parts of Wilkes-Barre Boulevard and Butler Street.</p><p>Wilkes-Barre Township police <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WBTPD/?hc_ref=ARSbkgSqseZw79VVIKo_YZcPw0IWzul09faMMJdtaqg8UK6x75Te5m6HD3mIAPPd1gA&amp;fref=nf" target="_blank">posted on their Facebook page</a> that officers are working in a broad area encompassing North Pennsylvania Avenue, Wyoming Street, Wilkes-Barre Boulevard, Hollenback Street and Butler Street.</p><style>
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UPDATE: Off-duty police officer in area of shots fired in Wilkes-Barre