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Police Investigate Midtown Shooting in Ongoing Probe

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gainesville Police Department is investigating a shooting near the 300 block of NW 13th Street that left a 34-year-old man injured early Sunday morning.

At approximately 3:47 a.m. Sunday, November 8, the Combined Communications Center received a report from a resident who said they heard gunshots in the 1100 block of NW 3rd Avenue.

Shortly afterward, a University of Florida Police Department officer was at UF Health Shands Hospital when the 34-year-old victim arrived seeking help for a gunshot wound.

GPD detectives are investigating the shooting and working to establish what led to the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact GPD detectives at 352-393-7690.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers of North Central Florida Inc. at 352-372-STOP (7867), through the Crime Stoppers P3 Tips app, or by visiting Crime Stoppers. The organization offers rewards of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Tipsters do not have to provide their names, and if an arrest is made, they may be eligible for payment.