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Frankfort shooting pushes police to arrest man on attempted murder
Updated: Wednesday, 12 Dec 2012, 4:52 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 12 Dec 2012, 4:00 PM EST
FRANKFORT, Ind. (WLFI) - Frankfort police responded to shots fired Wednesday morning near the post office.
The Frankfort Police Department headed to the 500 block of East Morrison Street at 7:31 a.m. in response to a report of fired shots.
Upon arrival at the area of the Frankfort Post Office, officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.
The injured man, identified as 34-year-old Lonnie Lawson, was transported to St. Vincent Hospital in Frankfort.
Police later arrested 24-year-old Tony Castoreno, Jr., on a preliminary charge of attempted murder and a charge of serious violent felon in possession of a firearm.
When News 18 spoke with St. Vincent Hospital mid-afternoon Wednesday, a hospital employee said Lawson had been released from the emergency room.
The investigation is ongoing.
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