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1 person hurt in Sarasota shooting

The person is expected to recover, and deputies believe the shooting was an isolated incident.
Credit: 10 Tampa Bay

SARASOTA, Fla. — Deputies are investigating a shooting that left one person hurt.

It happened around 9 p.m. Monday at the intersection of N. Tuttle Avenue and Desoto Road, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. The area around the intersection was closed for several hours.

Deputies say the shooter fired nearly two dozen shots at a car. The person inside was shot several times and taken to the hospital.

The person's injuries are said to be non-life-threatening, and there's no apparent threat to the public.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the sheriff's office at 941-861-4900 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 941-366-TIPS.

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