Easton Police Investigate West Ward Shooting

A man was shot in Easton's West Ward Thursday night, according to .

Police say the shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. near 13th and Washington streets, where officers found a man who had been shot.

According to a police news release, the man's injuries did not appear life-threatening. He was taken to a hospital, but police are not releasing which one or identifying the victim.

Police say the suspected shooter is a black male, around 5-feet-10, wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt at the time of the shooting. He may have gotten away in a gray sedan. 

Anyone with information is askeed to call Det. Darren Snyder at 610-250-6637.

Thursday's shooting was the latest in a series of violent incidents in the neighborhood. Among the cases:

• On Dec. 19 of last year,  in the same intersection as the shooting Thursday. Three days before that, another man had been shot about a block away.
• In February, a man was during an argument at Louie's Bar at 1031 Butler St.
• On April 1, a Bethlehem man in the 1100 block of Lehigh Street. The Northampton County grand jury is investigating that case.