An 18-year-old feminine who simply graduated from Boston Collaborative Excessive College within the Seaport suffered gunshot wounds that metropolis Police Commissioner Michael Cox described as not life-threatening in an altercation following the ceremony, he stated.
Chatting with reporters within the bustling neighborhood alongside the waterfront, Cox stated the taking pictures didn’t happen on the commencement however happened at one other location within the neighborhood Thursday morning. The commissioner declined to touch upon whether or not the suspect was a fellow graduate.
“We believe that this was not a random event so we don’t believe the public has anything further to be worried about,” Cox stated, “but we are still investigating this.”
Officers responded to a report of the brazen daylight taking pictures within the space of 200 Pier 4 Boulevard simply earlier than 11:45 a.m., discovering the girl affected by gunshot wounds, Cox stated. First responders handled the sufferer on scene and introduced her to a hospital for additional care, he stated.
Preliminary investigation findings recommend there might have been a dispute earlier than commencement, however Cox stated the circumstances of the taking pictures stay underneath investigation. He added that officers are “securing” a number of scenes throughout the neighborhood.
“To say this is an unfortunate incident would be an understatement. This is a travesty. This should not happen,” Suffolk County District Legal professional Kevin Hayden stated. “High school students attending a graduation on a beautiful day like today shouldn’t have that day marched with a shooting taking place, and a young woman having to go to the hospital.”
Hayden declined to offer additional data, saying his workplace would deliver these accountable “to justice” whereas asking the suspect or suspects to “turn themselves in immediately.”
“We are in the sprawls of an active investigation,” the DA stated. “We need the community’s help. We need people who know something to say something. We will pursue this case vigorously.”
