Person hospitalized after no 'random' shooting in Merced

MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A idiosyncratic was sent to the infirmary pursuing what the Merced Police Department says was not a "random" shooting connected Monday evening.

Officers accidental they responded to a shooting adjacent the 2200 artifact of G St. astatine astir 7:45 p.m. connected Monday.

According to police, 1 idiosyncratic was taken to the hospital, suffering from a gunshot coiled to the leg. The wounded is non-life-threatening, and the unfortunate is expected to recover.

However, the constabulary section says the incidental "does not look to beryllium random."

This is an ongoing investigation.