Police are investigating after, officials said, a man showed up at a local hospital on Friday night suffering from multiple gunshot wounds before ultimately dying of his injuries.
According to officials, the 27-year-old man -- whose identity police have not yet shared with NBC10 -- was immediately placed in critical condition after he arrived at a local hospital on Friday night, shortly before he was pronounced dead at about 11:44 p.m. Officials said Saturday that he had been shot eight times.
Investigators said that the individual was believed to have been shot several times during an incident that happened along the 2500 block of N. 17th Street that evening.
Investigators said they have not made any arrest yet in this incident, however an investigation is ongoing.
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