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MPD: Boy assaulted, man shot during robbery in Frayser [Video]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – The Memphis Police Department says that a man and an underaged boy are both in the hospital Monday night after a robbery-turned-shooting in Frayser.

At 7:06 p.m., officers got a call about a shooting in the 1600 block of Ontario Avenue.

Action News 5 found a crime scene outside the Marathon gas station on this street, but police have not confirmed that’s where the crime occurred.

Police say a boy, whose exact age has not been released, was assaulted and robbed in the area.

He was sent to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital with non-critical injuries. It’s unclear at this time whether or not the gunfire struck him.

About 36 minutes later, MPD got a call about a male shooting victim who was dropped off at Regional One Hospital.

Police do not have this victim’s condition, but say that preliminary information indicates that these two scenes are …

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