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1 hurt in Orlando shooting, police search for gunman

Orlando shooting FILE PHOTO: Police car lights (Alex_Schmidt/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police said a man was shot early Tuesday in Pine Hills.

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Officers responded to North Lane near North Pine Hills Road around 1:30 a.m.

On scene, they said they found a man with injuries in the parking lot of a Walgreens store.

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Police said he had been shot in his chest area but was alert upon being rushed to a hospital.

Investigators are working to determine who shot the man and why, the Orlando Police Department said.

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Police have not released the victim’s name.

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