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Walk In The Park Ends With Shooting In Lebanon: Police

A walk in the park turned out to be no walk in the park for a man who was shot in the leg in Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon, police say.

Monument Park in Lebanon.

Monument Park in Lebanon.

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The Lebanon City police were called to a report of a shooting in the 700 block of Lehman Street at Monument Park on January 17 around 5:30 p.m., according to a release by the department the following morning. 

"Upon arrival police spoke with the 39-year-old victim who had a single gunshot wound to his leg. The victim reported that he became involved in an argument between two other persons while walking in the park. One of those subject reported shot him during the argument," the police stated in the release.

The circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation, and the police do not believe the shooting was a random act. 

The victim suffered non-life-threatening and was taken to Hershey Medical Center.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Lebanon City police at 717-272-6611.

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