WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Dozens of police and emergency crews taped off a crime scene, and a man was sent to the hospital after a shooting in Wilkes-Barre Saturday afternoon.
The Wilkes-Barre City Police Department says they were called to the area of Schiel's Family Market on Hanover Street at 2:10 p.m. for a reported aggravated assault stemming from an argument between one man and one woman.
When police arrived, they found the man on Hanover Street suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, and he was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Police also found the woman near the Schiel's Family Market parking lot and detained her.
Local and state police could be seen investigating and putting up crime scene tape as emergency crews blocked off the area.
Several yellow evidence markers could be seen in the parking lot of the store as police gathered around the entrance.
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Authorities say the scene was secured pending processing by the State Police Forensics Unit.
The Detective Division of the Wilkes-Barre Police Department responded to the incident to perform an initial investigation with the help of the Luzerne County Detective Division.
On Facebook, Schiel's Family Market says their staff and customers were safely evacuated, and the store will reopen on Sunday at 7:00 a.m.
The Luzerne County District Attorney's Office and the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department Detective Division are investigating the incident and ask anyone with information on the incident to call Wilkes-Barre Police Detective Division Commanding Officer Liutenant Matt Stash at (570)208-0911.
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