LEWISTON — Police responding to an early Monday morning shooting at Hillview Apartments found a juvenile with gunshot wounds to his leg, according to a Lewiston Police Department Facebook post.

Police initially responded to reports of gunshots near 77 Rideout Ave. While police found no evidence a shooting had occurred, first responders were later called back to the scene for a 14-year-old male who approached a residence with two gunshot wounds to his leg.

The juvenile was transported first to Central Maine Medical Center and then to Maine Medical Center in Portland for wounds not considered life-threatening.

Detectives reviewed surveillance footage of the area, which confirmed that “all individuals involved, including the victim” were able to elude police during their initial response, the post said.

Police executed a search warrant at one of the complex’s apartments, which led to the recovery of a firearm.

Detectives are still investigating the incident and are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Brian Rose at [email protected].

The incident comes amid a rise in gun violence in Lewiston, where about 20 shootings were reported in the first half of the year, outpacing the previous year’s 16 in the same timeframe. Several have involved minors.