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Mexico resident shoots man reportedly firing gun at home

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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ)

Police in Mexico, Missouri, are investigating a shooting Monday night that left a man hurt.

According to the Mexico Public Safety Department, the shooting happened around 6:05 p.m. in the 1000 block of West Breckenridge Street.

Police said a person at a home on Breckenridge Street shot the 30-year-old man after he fired a gun at the home.

The man is accused of threatening people at the home throughout the day, but officers were unable to find him before the shooting.

Police said the suspect crashed a vehicle in the 300 block of North Missouri Street after leaving the home.

The suspect was reportedly taken to Audrain Community Hospital before he was transferred to a hospital in Columbia for more treatment.

Nobody else was hurt in the shooting.

Police haven't released the name of the man.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call the Mexico Public Safety Department or CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 392-TIPS.

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