NEW Man shot in shoulder

YAKIMA, Wash. -- A 24-year-old man was shot in the left shoulder early this morning in the 300 block of South Sixth Street, police say.

Officers went to the area about 12:30 a.m. to check on a report of gunfire. They found a number of bullet casings on the ground, but no victim, according to a news release from the Yakima Police Department.

But a gunshot victim arrived soon after at Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center. Police said he told them he’d been shot at the Sixth Street scene but was otherwise uncooperative. It was not clear whether the incident was gang-related.

The injury was not life-threatening, authorities said.

Tips about the case may be reported to detectives at 509-575-6200.

— Mark Morey