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Man shot in leg near downtown Las Vegas, police say

Police on Tuesday night were investigating a shooting near downtown Las Vegas that left a man hospitalized with a leg wound.

Officers were called about 9:10 p.m. to the 3000 block of East Charleston Boulevard, east of Fremont Street, after report of a shooting, according to Metropolitan Police Department Lt. David Gordon. A man was hospitalized with at least one gunshot wound to his leg. His condition was unclear.

Detectives continued to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting, and had not located a suspect as of Tuesday night, Gordon said.

Further information was not immediately available.

Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter.

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