CHELSEA – A woman was shot dead in broad daylight Friday morning in the crosswalk of a busy intersection in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The shooter managed to escape.
It happened around 8:45 a.m. at the corner of Marginal Street and Central Avenue, in front of the TownePlace Suites Hotel.
Shooter escapes
Chelsea police said the gunman, a man believed to be in his 30s, quickly fled the scene. The woman, in her early 30s, was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where she died. Her name has not been released.
It is not yet clear whether she knew the suspect.
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said there were several witnesses to the shooting and they are reviewing surveillance footage in the area.
Research in “very early stages”
“This remains an ongoing investigation that is in its very early stages. We can say, based on the information we have available, that we have no reason to believe that other members of the public should be concerned about their welfare and safety. and as we do in every case, we are working hard from the very beginning and will do everything we can to bring the person responsible for this shooting and this murder to justice,” Hayden told reporters.
“It obviously affects family members and people close to that person, but it affects our entire community. Shootings and murders are tearing apart the fabric of our community.”
No other information is available at this time in the investigation.
