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2 sustain minor injuries in West Palm Beach shooting

Shooting was targeted attack, according to police
Two people were injured in a shooting on 10th Street and Tamarind Avenue in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 13, 2022.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Two people were injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in West Palm Beach, police said.

The shooting occurred just after 1 p.m. near the intersection of 10th Street and Tamarind Avenue.

West Palm Beach police spokesman Mike Jachles said a man and a teen were hurt in the shooting. Both of them suffered minor injuries.

Two people were injured in a shooting on 10th Street and Tamarind Avenue in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 13, 2022.
Two people were injured in a shooting on 10th Street and Tamarind Avenue in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 13, 2022.

The School District of Palm Beach County said nearby Palmview Elementary School was briefly put on a code yellow lockdown as a precaution.

Police said the shooting was a targeted attack and not random.

The motive for the shooting has not been released.