Imperial Valley Press

Man shot in rural area

- —Arturo Bojorquez, abojorquez@i vpressonli­ne.com

A 53-year-old man was shot in the leg early Sunday by an unknown individual, according to media reports.

La Voz newspaper said the victim was identified as Jesús Martinez, of Ejido Yucatán.

According to the victim, the incident occurred at his home, where the suspect shot him in his left leg for unknown reasons.

The victim was transporte­d to the Clinic 2 of the Mexican Institute of Social Security.

Clinic staff reported the incident to authoritie­s at 6:48 a.m.

The victim was eventually transporte­d to Mexicali General Hospital.

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