Hagerstown Police seek man in video in apparent targeted shooting that grazed victim

Dave Rhodes, The Herald-Mail
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A Hagerstown man was wounded in what city police believe was a targeted shooting Monday, and investigators are looking for a suspect.

Donta Louis, 30, was treated at Meritus Medical Center east of Hagerstown for a superficial graze wound to the leg, then released, police said Tuesday in a news release.

Hagerstown Police are looking for this person shown in an image captured from surveillance video.
Hagerstown Police are looking for this person shown in an image captured from surveillance video.

Officers were dispatched to 7 E. Washington St. around 5:45 p.m. to investigate a report of a single gunshot, the release states.

"Louis was uncooperative with officers during the investigation and we believe this to be an isolated incident where Louis was specifically targeted," the release states.

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The incident was captured on the city's network of surveillance cameras, and police were able to capture an image of the suspect, according to the release.

Police are asking anyone with information on the shooting to contact Detective Dustin Vogel at dvogel@hagerstownpd.org.

This article originally appeared on The Herald-Mail: Person sought in downtown Hagerstown shooting that grazed victim