Crime & Safety
North Shore Beach Shooting 'Not A Random Act': Police
Nahant police said a person was hospitalized after being shot in the Long Beach Reservation parking lot early Wednesday night.
NAHANT, MA — A shooting near a popular North Shore beach that caused one person to be hospitalized is believed to be "not a random act" with no threat to the general public, according to the Nahant Police Department.
Nahant police said they responded to a call of shots fired in the parking lot of the Long Beach Reservation at about 8 p.m. on Wednesday.
Police said on Thursday that it was "not an active shooter situation" and that the "general public was not in danger."
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Nahant police, fire, Lynn police, Massachusetts State Police and Cataldo Ambulance all responded and the victim was taken to an area hospital.
The State Police are investigating the shooting.
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"We would like to thank all responding agencies for their professionalism and thoroughness," Nahant police said.
(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)
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