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One person shot during attempted robbery over the weekend

St. Joseph police are investigating after a home invasion and attempted robbery resulted in a shooting Saturday morning.

According to Sgt. Steve McClintick with the St. Joseph Police Department, around 5 a.m. Saturday, a person was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. It was reported that an attempted robbery took place at a house in the 2800 block of South 23rd.

Police talked with residents and others who were present during the incident. They told police two suspects wearing hoodies and bandannas over their faces entered the house and one displayed a handgun. During an altercation between the suspects and people in house, the suspect with the gun fired several times before fleeing. One person was shot in the leg and transported to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Nothing was taken during the attempted robbery. The incident is still under investigation.

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