ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) -- According to the Elmira Police Department, two people are in stable condition after being shot in Elmira on Saturday evening.

Police say officers were called to the 700 block of Riverside Avenue in Elmira just before 7:00 P.M. for reports of two gunshot victims. When police arrived, they say they located the two victims, who both sustained gunshot wounds to the leg.

Elmira Police provided lifesaving medical assistance until the Elmira Fire Department and Erway Ambulance arrived on scene and continued care. Both victims were then taken to a local hospital, where they remain in stable condition.

EPD says the incident does not appear to be a random act and that there is no immediate danger to the public.

Elmira Police were assisted at the scene by the Chemung Count

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