Man wounded in shooting in Richmond

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A man was shot and injured in the area of S. 19th Street and Potrero Avenue in Richmond Monday evening, police said.

Police responded to the intersection at about 6:32 p.m. on a report of a shooting and found the victim lying in the street with a gunshot wound to his hip.

“The officer rendered first aid by applying pressure to the wound until paramedics arrived,” Richmond police Capt Al Walle reported. “The victim said that he was breaking up a fight between neighbors when he was shot by an unknown assailant.”

The victim was transported to the hospital in stable condition, Walle added.

No arrests have been announced.