Man injured while attempting to break up fight

ELKHART, Ind. -- A man suffered an injury after he was struck in the head with a gun while attempting to break up a fight between two people, according to Elkhart Police.

Police were dispatched to the 300 block of Harrison Street Saturday afternoon for reports of a shooting.

The victim told police he was trying to break up a fight between two people when one of them struck him in the head with a handgun. The handgun discharged, but no one was shot, police said.

The victim was taken to the hospital for a non-life-threatening injury.

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