Crime & Safety
Revere Beach Closed After 3 Shot; Sporadic Fights On Sunday: Reports
Two 17-year-olds, as well as a 51-year-old woman, were injured in two separate shootings at the beach, NBC 10 Boston reported.
REVERE, MA — Two shootings — injuring two 17-year-olds and an adult — within an hour of each other, as well as some unrelated fights, prompted police to close down Revere Beach on Sunday night, according to reports.
A 17-year-old girl was shot when gunfire erupted during a fight near Centennial Avenue just after 7 p.m., police told NBC 10 Boston.
She was struck by a bullet in her lower body, sustaining non-life-threatening injuries, and then taken to Massachusetts General Hospital where she remains hospitalized, the outlet reported.
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A 51-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy were injured in a second shooting at around 8 p.m., according to the outlet.
State police told ABC 5 that troopers were called in "to assist in restoring order."
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State troopers and Revere police are investigating whether the two shootings are connected, Mass Live reported.
Police have not been made any arrests in connection with the shootings.
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