LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Police are investigating after a 16-year-old boy showed up at Lowell General Hospital with gunshot wounds to both legs.
The boy showed up at the hospital after police got 911 calls just before 3 p.m. Monday reporting shots fired near East Merrimack and Nesmith streets.
Capt. Kelly Richardson tells The Sun of Lowell that the boy’s injuries are not considered life-threatening.
Richardson said police do not believe the shooting was random and neighbors should not be in fear.
There was no word on suspects or arrests.
No names were released.
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