Shooting in Freeport leaves 29-year-old man with leg injury

FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — A fight in Freeport late Thursday resulted in a 29-year-old man shot in the leg, police said.

According to the Freeport Police Department, officers were called to the 1100 block of S. Chicago Avenue around 9:55 p.m.

Investigators determined a fight had occurred in the area of Frank Street and Chicago Avenue.

When the fight was over, a suspect fired one round from a gun, which traveled into the house and struck the victim in the leg. He was taken to FHN hospital for treatment and later released.

Authorities ask that anyone with information on the crime contact Freeport Police.