Three men shot outside of 7-11 in Elkhart

ELKHART, Ind. -- Police responded to a report of shooting with injuries near the 100 block of Pottawatomi Drive and North Main Street around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, according to the Elkhart Police Department.

Upon arriving on the scene, officers found a 17-year-old man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the leg in front of the 7-11 on 429 North Main Street.

Police attended to the juvenile on-scene before medics arrived and transported him to the hospital for treatment.

During the investigation process, officers were told that two other men had arrived separately at a hospital that were also suffering from gunshot wounds.

Both men, a 22-year-old and a 17-year-old, also told officers that they were also shot outside of the 7-11, according to police.

Both were treated for non-life-threatening injuries to the leg.

No arrests have been made at this time and the Elkhart Police Department's Shooting Response Team is handling the investigation.

If you have any information regarding this investigation, you're encouraged to call the Elkhart Police Department at 574-295-7070 or Michiana Crime Stoppers at 574-288-STOP.

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