Crime & Safety

Minor And Adult Wounded In Leominster Twin City Mall Shooting: Cops

Both the minor and the adult were hospitalized, police said.

A minor and an adult were shot Saturday, police said.
A minor and an adult were shot Saturday, police said. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

LEOMINSTER, MA — A minor and an adult were wounded in a shooting at the Twin City Mall Saturday night, police said.

Officers were called to the mall in Leominster shortly after 10:30 p.m. to investigate a report of shots fired, police said.

"Upon arrival, officers determined that multiple gunshots had been fired," the Leominster Police Department said in a media release.

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"A juvenile male victim was located with a gunshot wound and transported by life flight to UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester, where he is expected to survive his injuries," according to the release.

"Further investigation revealed an adult male victim with a gunshot wound, who was transported
by ambulance to UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester," the release said. "He is also expected to survive his injuries."

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The Leominster Police Department asked anyone with information regarding the shooting to contact Detective Leonardo Colon at 978-534-7560. Anonymous tips can be submitted via text message by sending the keyword LPDMATIP followed by your tip to 847411.

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