Erie police are investigating after an early morning shooting on the city’s east side early Friday morning.

Police said calls for that shooting came in around 12:45 a.m. Friday near East 18th Street and Downing Avenue, with one person suffering a gunshot wound to the leg.

The victim was treated and later released from UPMC Hamot, with the shooter unknown at this time.

Police continue to investigate.

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