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Police descend on WB’s Bowman Street after series of gunshots reported

<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; City police are searching for a dark-colored sedan they believe was involved in a shooting that sent a man to a local hospital about 5:30 p.m. Saturday.</p><p>A man was shot in the 200 block of Bowman Street following an altercation, according to Wilkes-Barre City Police Chief Joseph Coffay.</p><p>Coffay said three shots were fired, and the victim suffered a gunshot wound to the upper torso before the dark-colored sedan fled.</p><p>The chief also noted that the victim was followed to the 200 block of Bowman before the altercation occurred.</p><p>Coffay said the man&#8217;s injury did not appear to be life-threatening.</p><p>In a Facebook post later Saturday, police identified the victim as a 28-year-old but did not name him.</p><p>Residents said they heard three gunshots before hearing a car race down the block.</p><p>Five department cruisers responded to the scene.</p><p>After cordoning off the area with police tape, officers appeared to be searching for shell casings.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Wilkes-Barre Police are seen on Bowman Street about 6 p.m. Saturday after gunfire was reported in the area. Chief Joseph Coffay later said one man was shot in the upper torso, and officers were searching for a car that fled the scene. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/web1_IMG_4025-7.jpeg</photo0><caption0>Wilkes-Barre Police are seen on Bowman Street about 6 p.m. Saturday after gunfire was reported in the area. Chief Joseph Coffay later said one man was shot in the upper torso, and officers were searching for a car that fled the scene. </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>

UPDATE: Police confirm man shot on WB’s Bowman Street; search underway for vehicle