Police respond to shooting on Syracuse's Westside
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According to 911 dispatchers, officers were called to the 300 block of Kellogg Street around 5 p.m. on Thursday.
NewsChannel 9 crews at the scene said they saw an ambulance leaving the scene with a police escort.
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