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Teen injured in shooting at central Pa. motel: police

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A 16-year-old girl was shot while inside a Lancaster County motel room on Wednesday, according to police.

Although her injuries were deemed serious, they are not believed to be life-threatening, police said.

The girl was inside a second-floor motel room at the Budget Host Inn in the 2100 block of Lincoln Highway East, East Lampeter Township, according to police.

Around 1:30 p.m., police were called for a shooting at the motel with one person injured.

The girl had a gunshot wound to her leg and police were able to assist in giving her first aid before she was taken to the hospital.

Police believe that two males, ages unknown, fired multiple rounds from handguns into the closed door of the motel room, but ran away before police arrived.

Police do not know if the teen was specifically targeted, but investigators say the public was not in danger.

Any rumors of additional injuries from the shooting were incorrect, police said.

Police were still at the scene Wednesday evening.

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