One person killed in Wednesday night shooting on Leon Avenue in Modesto

One person was killed in a shooting Wednesday evening on Leon Avenue in Modesto, authorities said.

Deputies were dispatched at 6:42 p.m. to a report of a person shot in the 600 block of Leon, according to Sgt. Erich Layton of the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office.

The victim was taken to a local hospital and was pronounced dead, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed. The agency’s Major Crimes Unit responded to the scene and took over the investigation…

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