Taunton Police Investigate Shooting of 16-Year-Old Boy
TAUNTON (WBSM) — Taunton Police are investigating after a 16-year-old boy was shot early Saturday morning.
According to Police Chief Edward Walsh, officers responded at about 5:45 a.m. on August 16 to Church Street after multiple 911 calls reported gunshots.
Officers arrived to find several spent shell casings at the scene. Through investigation, they learned that a 16-year-old boy who was suffering from a gunshot wound had arrived at Morton Hospital seeking treatment.
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The boy was then transferred to a regional trauma center for treatment of a wound that Walsh said appears to be serious but not life-threatening.
The shooting remains under investigation.
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