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2 hospitalized after shooting in Algonquin neighborhood, LMPD investigating

One of the people shot was a 17-year-old.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville teen was found shot in the leg in the Algonquin neighborhood early Saturday morning.

Officers with Louisville Metro Police's Second Division responded to a report of a shooting in the 1600 block of Brashear Drive around midnight.

At the scene, police found a 17-year-old boy outside suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg.

LMPD said he was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital, and is expected to survive his injuries.

A short time later, LMPD said they were called to respond to Norton Hospital on a walk-in gunshot wound victim, a man, with a gunshot wound. Authorities said he is also expected to survive his injuries. Police believe that both shootings are related.

The department's Non-Fatal Shooting Unit is handling the investigation, which remains ongoing at this time. There are no known suspects.

Anyone with any information regarding this case is urged to contact LMPD's anonymous crime tip line at 502-574-LMPD (5673). Reports can also be made online, by clicking here.

This story may be updated as more information becomes available.

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