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New York man charged in Jay shooting

New York man charged in Jay shooting

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Police have arrested the suspect in a shooting in Jay that sent one man to the hospital Tuesday morning.

According to the Sun Journal, police said a 28-year-old man called them to report that he had been shot in the leg by a man from a nearby apartment building on Church Street. The victim was taken to Central Maine Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect, 21-year-old Christian Meyers of New York, was found in Livermore Falls and taken into custody later in the day. He faces several charges including assault and sexual abuse of a minor. Meyers was taken to Franklin County Correctional Facility.

This is the third shooting on Church Street since February.

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