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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man was taken to the hospital after being shot near the Highlands early Saturday morning, according to Louisville Metro Police.

LMPD spokesperson Dwight Mitchell said police responded to a shooting in the 900 block of Barret Avenue, near Breckinridge Street, around 3:45 a.m. When police arrived on scene, they found a man who had been shot in the leg. 

He was taken to University of Louisville Hospital and is expected to survive. 

LMPD's Non-Fatal Shooting Unit is investigating the incident. 

Anyone with information is asked to call LMPD's anonymous Crime Tip Line at (502) 574-LMPD (5673). Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the department's Crime Tip Portal by clicking here.

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