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Woman, 20, Shot In Leg When Fight Between Women Ends With Gunfire, Police In Lancaster Say

A woman was shot in her leg on Tuesday night in Lancaster, according to area police.

The intersection of Union and Prospect streets in Lancaster.

The intersection of Union and Prospect streets in Lancaster.

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A woman, 20, sought treatment as an area hospital for a gunshot wound to her lower leg, while police were called to a report of shots fired.

The reported shooting occurred in the the 900 block of Union Street at approximately 11:17 PM.

In the course of an investigation police learned that there had been an altercation between the victim and at least one other woman.

At one point the argument turned physical and a gun was fired at least one time.

The investigation into this incident is on-going, "as detectives continue to piece together who was involved in the altercation and what led to the shooting," police say.

Anyone with information related to this incident is urged to call the Lancaster City Police Violent Crime Unit at (717) 735-3300 or Lancaster City-County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-322-1913.

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