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Police: Home Invasion Suspect Shot Resident in Leg in Methuen, Massachusetts

Police say they don't believe the home invasion was a random act, and that the victim is not cooperating with investigators

Police in Methuen, Massachusetts, are searching for a suspect wanted in a home invasion and shooting.

Police responded to a home on Elmwood Road for a report of shots fired on Friday around 5 a.m.

Officers say that's when they found a 46-year-old man who had been shot in the leg and that the suspect had fled.

The man, who lived at the home, was taken to a local hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.

Police say the act was not random and that the victim was targeted by the suspect. The victim is also not cooperating with investigators, according to police.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

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