FESTUS, Mo. (AP) -- Police are searching for a suspect who shot a man, then abandoned him in a wooded area of eastern Missouri.
The incident happened Monday. Police say a man was shot in the foot with a shotgun in St. Louis, then driven to a wooded area near Festus in Jefferson County and left stranded.
No word on a motive for the shooting. Police are searching for a suspect seen fleeing in a white Chevrolet Cavalier.
The victim was hospitalized with injuries that are not considered life-threatening.
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Information from: KMOV-TV, http://www.kmov.com
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