By Associated Press - Tuesday, January 31, 2017

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Police in Pittsfield are investigating a weekend shooting that left a 17-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the leg.

Police tell The Berkshire Eagle (https://bit.ly/2kNi6Iw ) that officers initially responded to a report of shots fired near Appleton Avenue and East Street at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday.

Officers searched the area but were unable to find a victim. Nearly an hour later, police received word that a patient suffering a gunshot wound had turned up at Berkshire Medical Center.

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The victim has since been released from the hospital. His name was not made public because of his age.

The investigation is ongoing.

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Information from: The Berkshire (Mass.) Eagle, https://www.berkshireeagle.com

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