A 17-year-old boy was injured in a shooting in the Easterwood neighborhood of west Baltimore, according to Baltimore City Police Department.

At around 3:19 p.m., officers were sent to the 2000 block of North Bentalou Street to Investigate a reported shooting.

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A preliminary investigation revealed the boy was in the rear alley of the 2000 block of Smallwood Avenue when he was shot.

Officers found a 17-year-old boy shot in the left leg, said authorities.

The teen was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Police ask anyone with information to contact Western District Shooting detectives at 410-396-2477.