FITCHBURG – Police shot and wounded a man in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Sunday morning after officers say he brandished a gun.
That happened shortly before 9:30 am on Sunday. Fitchburg Mayor Sam Squailia said officers responded to a report of a suicidal man with a gun on Lunenberg Street. According to scanner traffic, a grandmother called 911 to report that her grandson was threatening to harm himself with the gun.
Squailia said the man made suicidal statements and one of the officers opened fire. The man was taken to hospital, where his condition is unknown.
“I hope he’s okay. I don’t know what happened to him. I hope he’s okay,” said Lou, who lives nearby. “I was sitting there drinking coffee and then suddenly I heard someone screaming and then gunshots. Ten seconds later I came out on the porch and the man was on the ground.”
Lou said he wasn’t shocked by what happened in front of his house, and says nothing surprises him anymore.
“Happening all over this world these days, you gotta be careful, you don’t know what’s going on,” Lou said.
The shooting is being investigated by the Massachusetts State Police and the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office.
No other information was immediately available.
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