UPDATE: 5/26/2017 – A Nottingham man has been arrested and charged in connection with this shooting – details here.

Original story below…

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Police are on the scene of a Saturday afternoon shooting in Essex.

At about 1:30 p.m., paramedics responded to the area of Cloverwood Court and Sugarwood Circle, 21221.

Officers found one adult male shooting victim at the scene.   His was taken to a nearby hospital with critical injuries.

Police do not yet know if the victim was targeted.

An investigation into the shooting is ongoing at this hour.