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HANOVER TWP. — Township police are looking for two individuals in conjunction with a robbery and shooting Saturday morning.

Police were called to the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital emergency room approximately 3:30 a.m. Saturday when Alex Lopez, 31, of Queens, New York, arrived for treatment.

According to Detective David Lewis of Hanover Township police, Lopez was driven to the emergency room with sustained gunshot wounds to his leg and hand.

Police said Lopez alleges two persons shot him before taking his wallet and cell phone around 2 a.m. Saturday while he was outside an apartment near Stony Ridge Apartments, Hanover Township.

Lewis said the detective unit from the Hanover Township police are still investigating the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to call Luzerne County 9-1-1 or township police at 570-825-1254.

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By Melanie Mizenko

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Reach Melanie Mizenko at 570-991-6116 or on Twitter @TL_MMizenko