Suspects sought after man found with gunshot to leg

photo by: Kim Callahan/Journal-World

A Lawrence Police Department patrol vehicle is pictured June 28, 2022.

Police were looking for suspects Sunday after an early morning shooting near Eighth and New Hampshire streets left one man with a gunshot wound to his leg.

Police responded to reports of fighting and a gunshot about 2:30 a.m., according to a social media post by the Lawrence Police Department. Officers found the victim with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening. He was treated by responders from Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical while police interviewed him and taken to the hospital, the post said.

The investigation is ongoing. This post will be updated as more information becomes available.