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Police investigating two separate New Year's Day shootings

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Lexington police are investigating two separate shootings.

The first shooting happened on West Main Street at around 2:00 a.m. Monday. Police received a shots fired call in the area, and a short time later, a victim showed up at the hospital, and police determined they suffered that injury on West Main Street.

Police are not releasing a description of the victim, but we're told that the victim is expected to survive.

The second shooting happened at around 3:40 a.m. on Linton Road. Police say they found a person suffering from a gunshot wound on Oak Street. They say that injury was connected to the shooting on Linton Road. The person was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay.

Police are asking anyone with information on either shooting to reach out to them.