Man shot in the leg during fight in Harrison Twp.

A man has non-life-threatening injuries after another man reportedly shot him in the leg during a fight in Harrison Twp.

The shooting was reported around 11:20 a.m. in the 3300 block of North Dixie Drive, according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch.

A 911 caller a said a was shot in a parking lot of an autobody shop.

“The guy’s bleeding,” the caller said. “He’s been shot in the leg.”

They added that the shooter was still in the parking lot and had a gun in his hand, according to dispatch records.

A 76-year-old man and a 40-year-old man were reportedly involved in a verbal and physical altercation.

During the fight, the older man pulled out a gun and shot the younger man in the leg, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said.

The 40-year-old was taken to Miami Valley Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Deputies took the 76-year-old man to the sheriff’s office headquarters to be interviewed.

The older man will be booked into jail pending review from the prosecutor’s office, according to the sheriff’s office.

We will update this story as more information is available.

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