LOWELL, MASS. (WHDH) - A man is facing assault and firearm charges after shooting a person in the leg at a Lowell restaurant Sunday night, police said.

Officers responding to a reported shooting at Gary’s Restaurant and Bar on Andover Street at 8:30 p.m. found a person shot in the leg, police said. The victim was taken to a Boston hospital.

Angel Santiago, 27, of Lowell, was arrested on Bowers Street and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, firing a gun within 500 feet of a dwelling and unlawfully carrying a firearm.

He will be arraigned Tuesday at Lowell District Court.

No other information was immediately available.

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