A person who was believed to have been injured in a shooting at a Burlington store in northwest Indiana hadn’t actually been shot, authorities revealed.
The incident was reported at approximately 5 p.m. Friday at the department store, 2020 E. Lincoln Hwy., in Hobart. According to police, officers arrived at the store and came upon one injured person, who was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Authorities said "the victim did not suffer a gunshot wound, but sustained other non-life threatening injuries."
A gun was fired in the business, and the suspects fled in a vehicle before officers arrived, police stated.
There was no active threat following the incident. The public was asked to avoid the area while the scene was being processed.
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