WPD Investigation: man shows up at hospital with gunshot wound

Updated: Mar. 17, 2017 at 10:06 AM EDT
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WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - The Wilmington Police Department is investigating after a man arrived at the New Hanover Regional Medical Center with a gunshot wound Thursday afternoon.

Officers responded to the hospital shortly after 4 p.m. The victim told officers that he believed he was riding a bike in the 1000 block of Meares Street when he heard two gunshots.

The victim was struck in the thigh and was taken to the hospital in a privately owned vehicle.

His injuries are non-life threatening.

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