Crime & Safety
State Trooper Shot In Springfield, Released From Hospital
The bullet passed through part of the cruiser before hitting the trooper, police said.
A Massachusetts State Police Trooper was shot and wounded in Springfield late Thursday night.
The trooper, who has not been identified, was responding to a “shots-fired alert” on Nursery Street at 11:25 p.m. with Springfield Police. As he arrived he was hit by a bullet.
“Preliminary investigation indicates the gunshot passed through part of the cruiser before hitting the Trooper,” State Police spokesman Dave Procopio said in a statement. “A Springfield Police Officer provided emergency medical aid on-scene until EMS arrived.”
