Local cops are investigating a series of six shootings in Cambridge, Somerville, and Medford, as police ask the public for any information on the incidents.
Bullets from the shootings since June 10 have struck multiple homes and vehicles, and one person was seriously injured.
“In these cases officers recovered 60 shell casings resulting from the 60 shots fired in congested areas,” Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said in a statement. “This type of chaos creating violence simply cannot go unaddressed.
“I have assigned multiple prosecutors to work with our police partners to identify the perpetrators,” Ryan added. “I urge the public to join us in putting an end to this dangerous behavior by providing any information that they may have to the police.”
The first shooting happened in Somerville on June 10. Police responded to Fennell Street, where the homeowner said his home had been shot at twice. The bullets came through his living room window while he was on the couch.
A man had reportedly approached the home, and then fired a gun into the home. The man was arrested a short time later, and the firearm was recovered.
Detectives learned that the gun had been stolen in Reading. The man, Sebastian LePage, 25, of Somerville, was held without bail at his arraignment.
Then on June 26, police responded to three shootings. Around midnight, gunshots were reported in Somerville on Summer Street outside of Union Square. Police recovered 33 shell casings from two different caliber weapons. Investigators found bullets lodged in a vehicle and in four homes.
Also that day, a man was shot inside a vehicle on East Albion Street in Medford. He was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Then at 10:37 p.m., Cambridge Police responded to Newtowne Court for reported gunfire. Officers found six casings and one bullet fragment. There were two large groups of people in the parking lots at the time of the shooting. The guns may have been fired into the air.
Then on the Fourth of July, Cambridge Police responded to Clark Street for reported gunshots at 9:58 p.m. Six casings were recovered.
Moments later on the 4th, police responded to Washington Street, where 15 casings of a different caliber were recovered.
Police are urging people with information about these incidents to contact Cambridge Police at 617-349-3370, Somerville Police at 617-625-1600 ext. 7250, or Medford Police at 781-391-6767.
