At least seven people were injured Saturday morning in a shooting at a Boston parade, police said. The victims were taken to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. Several arrests were made and firearms recovered, police said. The Associated Press has the story:
At least 7 people hurt in Boston parade shooting, Police say
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At least seven people were injured Saturday morning in a shooting at a Boston parade, police said. The victims were taken to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. Several arrests were made and firearms recovered, police said.
The shooting occurred during the Jouvert Parade, which is part of the city’s Caribbean carnival, according to Boston Police Sgt. Det. John Boyle.
Police said emergency calls started to come in around 7.45 a.m. regarding a shooting at the corner of Blue Hill Avenue and Talbot Avenue in Dorchester.
A police spokesperson said “multiple victims” were transported to local hospitals.
A spokesperson for the Boston Medical Center referred to police for information on the incident.
The shooting during the Boston Caribbean Carnival wounded at least seven people Saturday morning, police said.
All seven were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, Officer Michael Torigian said.
“Firearms have been recovered and arrests have been made,” he said. “It’s an ongoing investigation.”
The shooting happened during the J’ouvert Parade, which kicks off the carnival, now in it’s 50th year.
In 2019, a gun battle broke out at the parade in front of police officers, prompting neighboring Cambridge to cancel its own Caribbean festival that year.
The city’s annual Caribbean carnival was expected to take place with two separate parades on Saturday in the area, according to a local traffic advisory.
The daylong carnival, which dates to 1973, usually draws thousands of people for a cultural celebration that includes a steelpan competition and a masquerade ball, according to its website.
