Crime & Safety

2 Injured In Clearwater Shooting, Police Say

Clearwater police are investigating a shooting that injured two 19-year-old men, one critically.

CLEARWATER, FL — Detectives are investigating a Tuesday night shooting that injured two 19-year-old men.

The shooting happened at the intersection of North Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Carlton Street just after 8 p.m., Clearwater police said in a news release.

One shooting victim was taken to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital, where he is in critical condition.

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The other showed up at Mease Countryside Hospital with a gunshot wound; he was treated and released, police said.

Anyone with information on the case should call Clearwater police at 727-562-4242.

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