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Man Injured In Overnight Shooting On Dr. MLK Way In Sarasota: Police

Sarasota detectives are investigating an overnight shooting on Dr. Martin Luther King Way. Public assistance sought, police said.

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Sarasota detectives are investigating an overnight shooting on Dr. Martin Luther King Way. Public assistance sought, police said.
Sarasota detectives are investigating an overnight shooting on Dr. Martin Luther King Way. Public assistance sought, police said. (Courtesy of Sarasota Police Department)

SARASOTA, FL — A man faces life-threatening injuries in Sarasota after being shot in the 1900 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Way overnight, Sarasota police said in a news release.

The shooting happened Thursday just after midnight.

Detectives are following numerous leads to arrest a suspect in the shooting, police said. A suspect hasn’t been taken into custody yet.

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Anyone with information is asked to call Sarasota Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at 941-263-6070.

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