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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; City police are investigating a Friday night shooting in the 100 block of Wood Street as an aggravated assault case.</p><p>According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department&#8217;s Facebook page:</p><p>A 20-year-old black male walked into a local hospital with a gunshot wound. The victim&#8217;s injuries were not life-threatening.</p><p>Officers responded to the hospital and subsequently determined the shooting took place on Wood Street.</p><p>Several pieces of evidence were recovered from the scene after officers cordoned off the area.</p><p>A neighbor told the Times Leader he heard multiple gunshots just before 10 p.m.</p><p>Police did not publicly identify the victim, but they say the incident remains under investigation.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">The 100 block of Wood Street in Wilkes-Barre is seen cordoned off Friday night as city police investigated a shooting. Officers said Saturday the 20-year-man who was shot did not suffer life-threatening injuries. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_dan_shooting-4.jpg</photo0><caption0>The 100 block of Wood Street in Wilkes-Barre is seen cordoned off Friday night as city police investigated a shooting. Officers said Saturday the 20-year-man who was shot did not suffer life-threatening injuries. </caption0><photoCredit0>Dan Stokes | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Dan Stokes</p><p>dstokes@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Police: 20-year-old man shot on Wood Street in Wilkes-Barre; injuries not life-threatening