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Officers responded to a report of shots fired at 23 Horton Street shortly before 8 a.m., according to the Salem Police Department.
The man, whose name hasn’t been released, was taken to a local hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, police said.
“This does not appear to be a random act and we do not believe that there is an ongoing threat to the public,” police wrote in a statement. “The investigation, which is in the initial stages, is ongoing. Police are actively working the scene — please remain clear of the area.”
The incident comes two weeks after a Salem State University student was fatally shot in the area of 22 Forest Avenue.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Salem Police Criminal Investigation Division at (978) 745-9700, or Salem Police Dispatch at (978) 744-1212.
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