Man shot during robbery in East Lake Park

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A 35-year-old man was shot in the leg during a robbery just before noon today in a park in East Lake, according to police.

Wilfredo Sontay told Chattanooga police officers that two black men approached him in East Lake Park at 3000 E. 34th Street and demanded his phone and wallet.

He said he was attempting to comply when he was shot, according to police. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Both Sontay and multiple witnesses are cooperating with police.

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