Early Christmas morning in Cambridge, Massachusetts turned chaotic when two people were shot and quickly taken to the hospital. Police arrived at a Howard Street home just before 3:30 a. m. and found both victims with gunshot injuries, according to Cambridge police reports. Both were loaded into ambulances and rushed to nearby hospitals for care. One suffered serious wounds while the other’s injuries aren’t considered life-threatening, police said. The shooting happened after some kind of dispute inside the house where people had gathered for the holiday. “It’s a tragic incident whenever there is an incident of gun violence.. a time that is a joyous occasion for many people,” said Cambridge Police Sergeant Bob Reardon. Neighbors expressed surprise over what happened.”I never see anyone act in any threatening way out here so it’s surprising,” said Carla Wille, who lives close by. The case is still being investigated. Police have assured everyone this was an isolated event with no ongoing threat to the public.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –
Early Christmas morning in Cambridge, Massachusetts turned chaotic when two people were shot and quickly taken to the hospital.
Police arrived at a Howard Street home just before 3:30 a. m. and found both victims with gunshot injuries, according to Cambridge police reports.
Both were loaded into ambulances and rushed to nearby hospitals for care.
One suffered serious wounds while the other’s injuries aren’t considered life-threatening, police said.
The shooting happened after some kind of dispute inside the house where people had gathered for the holiday.
“It’s a tragic incident whenever there is an incident of gun violence.. [around] a time that is a joyous occasion for many people,” said Cambridge Police Sergeant Bob Reardon.
Neighbors expressed surprise over what happened.
“I never see anyone act in any threatening way out here so it’s surprising,” said Carla Wille, who lives close by.
The case is still being investigated.
Police have assured everyone this was an isolated event with no ongoing threat to the public.
