LIBERTY TWP, Ohio - Police are investigating a shooting in Liberty Township.

Officers were called to the 3300 block of Applegate Road shortly before 11 p.m. Monday.

The victim, a 29-year-old Campbell man, told officers he was shot in the leg while leaving the Monticello Apartments.

Police say they recovered a handgun at the scene.

The victim was taken to Mercy Hospital for treatment of the wound.

21 News is working to learn more about the circumstances leading to the shooting.