Police are investigating after a double shooting on Friday left one man dead and another in the hospital.
According to law enforcement officials, the shooting occurred just before 7:30 p.m. on Friday, along the 3500 block of Wallace Street in the city's Mantua neighborhood.
Officers responding to a reported shooting found Jefferson Young, 31, of East Germantown, shot once in the head and once in the chest, police said. Young was pronounced just before 7:45 p.m., officials said.
First responders also discovered a 52-year-old man who had been shot in the foot, police said. Officers said he was taken to a nearby hospital and is listed in stable condition.
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Officials have not provided a motive for this shooting, but investigators said an investigation is ongoing.
This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as more information becomes available.
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