SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating a shooting where they say a man was shot in the back by another man while meeting to buy a vehicle.
According to the Scranton Police Department, on October 12, officers were called to Lehigh Valley Hospital in Dickson City for a man suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
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Police say they learned the victim, Domenick Velez, 27, of Passaic, New Jersey, was in Scranton to meet with an unidentified man to buy a vehicle earlier that morning.
Velez stated when he met with the man who was selling the vehicle, the man took out a gun and tried to rob him, officers reported. Investigators say Velez ran and the suspect shot him in the back.
Scranton detectives are continuing to investigate the incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 570-348-4139.
