A juvenile is injured after an overnight shooting in the 3600 block of Monterey Drive in Columbia.
According to reports from ABC 17 news officers went to the area around 2:45 this (Friday) morning and found multiple shell casings, and received reports that juvenile had been admitted to a hospital with a non-life threatening gunshot wound.
There is no suspect information at this time.
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