Sanford police are investigating a shooting that left one person wounded on Monday afternoon at a local hotel.
Police and fire and rescue personnel responded around 2:06 p.m. to the report of a shooting at The Quality Inn, 1892 Main St., according to a statement issued by Detective Lt. Matthew Gagne.
The victim, a 31-year-old woman, had been shot in a lower leg. Her wound appeared to be non-life-threatening, Gagne said, but she was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Sanford Police Criminal Investigations Division is investigating the incident.
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