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Albany police officers stand outside the barber shop at 221 Second Ave. where two men and a boy were wounded in a shooting on Saturday, May 13, 2023 in Albany.
Kenneth C. Crowe II/Times Union
ALBANY – Three people, including a child, were wounded when an unknown gunman fired into a barber shop in the South End Saturday afternoon, city police said.
The shooting occurred at the Village Barber and Beauty at 221 Second Ave. when the unknown suspect shot rounds into the corner building hitting the two men and a boy who were inside, police said.
One man was shot in the shoulder and was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital for treatment of serious injuries, police said. A second man was shot in the foot and also is being treated at the hospital for non-life threatening injuries. The child suffered a non-life threatening graze wound to the torso.
No additional details were immediately available. The shooting incident currently is under investigation.
Anyone with information about the situation is asked to call detectives at 518-462-8039 or send tips to @CRCrimeStoppers.com.