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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - An investigation is underway after an 18-year-old was shot in Champaign Monday. 

Champaign police were called to the 400 block of W. Beardsley Ave. just after 10 p.m. for a report of a shooting. 

Officers found a Champaign man with a gunshot wound to the leg. He was taken to the hospital where he was treated and released. 

Police said the man was outside in the 400 block of West Beardsley Ave. when someone opened fire on him. The reason for the shooting is unknown at this time. Property damage was reported to one residence in the shooting.

Anyone with information of home security footage showing the shooting is asked to call police. 

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