LEWISTON, Maine (WABI) - Police in Lewiston are investigating after a shooting Wednesday night that put a local hospital on lockdown.

Police were called to Pierce Street around 11:00pm Wednesday following a report of a shooting.

On their way to the scene, police learned that the victim got into a car and was being taken to the hospital.

Investigators later found the victim, a 24-year-old man, at St. Mary’s Hospital.

We’re told he had seven gunshot wounds and was taken to a Portland hospital for further treatment.

His injuries are serious but not life-threatening.

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