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Police: 1 Injured In Cambridge Shooting, Investigation Underway

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

5

First seen

Oct 6, 12:18 PM EDT

updated Oct 8, 9:52 AM EDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by WCVB (NewsCenter 5 ABC), WBTS-CD and 3 others, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

A person was injured and hospitalized following an overnight shooting in Cambridge, WBTS-CD and WFXT reported. Police are investigating the incident and searching for a suspect, according to WCVB and WHDH.

Written by our system from the sources below (4), version 5, Oct 8, 10:02 AM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once

Police: 1 injured in Cambridge shooting, investigation underway · WCVB (NewsCenter 5 ABC)Oct 6, 9:36 PM EDT
Man shot near Cambridge park; girlfriend says shooting appeared random · WFXT (Boston 25 News FOX)Oct 6, 10:33 PM EDT
Person shot in Cambridge; search for suspect continues · WCVB (NewsCenter 5 ABC)Oct 8, 5:55 AM EDT
Person hospitalized after shooting in Cambridge · WFXT (Boston 25 News FOX)Oct 8, 9:52 AM EDT

How It Unfolded

Oct 6, 4:39 PM EDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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Middlesex County and its neighbours, as they are right now. The event is placed on the county; it is not drawn as a point.

How We Decided

Oct 6, 5:00 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.