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Four people in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountain region were injured in a series of shootings Monday night, officials said.
Shots were reported in A Pocono Country Place around 5 p.m., Mount Pocono Mayor Michael Penn told Fox News. Several victims were found there, according to a Monroe County emergency management office.
A second shooting was reported shortly thereafter at the Tobyhanna Mall on State Route 196. Police were then dispatched to a third victim via Kings Way and the highway. A fourth victim was found shot at another location.
Investigators are working on the assumption that the shootings are related, the Facebook post read. No suspect was in custody.
The Emergency Management Office asked anyone in the corridor of State Route 196 between Pocono Country Place and Pocono Farms East to take shelter in place around 6 p.m. and report any suspicious activity.
“Due to several shooting incidents in the area, police are asking people in corridor 196 between Pocono Country Place and Pocono Farms East to take shelter in place. Report any suspicious activity,” the warning reads.
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Fox News calls to several law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation were not returned.
Pennsylvania State Police and the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office were assisting authorities, Penn said.
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