Crime & Safety
Man Shot While Onboard Boston MBTA Bus
Boston police are investigating after they say a 30-year-old man was shot while riding inside an MBTA bus.
MATTAPAN, MA — Police confirm one person was shot while onboard an MBTA bus in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood Monday morning.
Officers responded to the area of 943 Morton Street after receiving a report of a person shot while on the bus around 10:25 a.m.
Once police got to the scene, they found a 30-year-old man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to his leg. He was taken to the hospital with what police are calling non-life-threatening injuries.
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A spokesperson from the Boston Police Department says they believe there was a verbal argument on the bus before shots were fired.
Transit police are on the scene with Boston police while they work to investigate the situation.
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So far no arrests have been made, and there is no word on the extent of the person's injuries.
No additional information was immediately available.
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