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Police investigate shooting reports on O’Rear Street, Old Hixson Pike

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Chattanooga police responded to a reported shooting on the 2500 block of O’Rear Street shortly after 8 p.m. today.

The victim showed up at a local hospital, Rob Simmons, spokesman for the Chattanooga Police Department, wrote in a text message. The condition of the victim is not known at this time.

Another shooting was reported on the 5200 block of Old Hixson Pike at 8:21 p.m., just minutes after the first one.

Simmons said any injuries as a result of that shooting were not known at the time.

He said he could not yet confirm that the two incidents were related, but it is likely they are not.