Current:Home > ScamsPolice in Holyoke, Massachusetts are investigating after multiple people were reported shot-InfoLens
Police in Holyoke, Massachusetts are investigating after multiple people were reported shot
View Date:2024-12-23 17:02:54
HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — Multiple people were reportedly shot Wednesday afternoon in the downtown area of Holyoke, Massachusetts, police said.
Holyoke Police Detective Beben told WWLP that multiple individuals had been shot, but did not indicate how many. Police said it was an active, ongoing investigation. The public is being asked to avoid the intersection of Sargeant and Maple streets.
The office of Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia said the mayor was aware of the shooting.
“Shortly before 1 p.m. today there was a shooting at the intersection of Maple and Sargeant Streets in Holyoke. There were multiple gunshot victims. The police investigation is active and ongoing,” the office said.
Garcia’s office said it would provide more details about the shooting later Wednesday afternoon.
Police said confirmed they received a 911 call shortly before 1 p.m. and also received notifications from ShotSpotter.
Holyoke is about 90 miles west of Boston.
Holyoke, a city with a population of nearly 38,000, is also home to the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.
veryGood! (7511)
Related
- Stop smartphone distractions by creating a focus mode: Video tutorial
- Barry Manilow loved his 'crazy' year: Las Vegas, Broadway and a NBC holiday special
- Republican Adam Kinzinger says he's politically homeless, and if Trump is the nominee, he'll vote for Biden — The Takeout
- Federal judge poised to prohibit separating migrant families at US border for 8 years
- Nevada Democrats keep legislative control but fall short of veto-proof supermajority
- Nikki Haley's husband featured in campaign ad
- New York can enforce laws banning guns from ‘sensitive locations’ for now, U.S. appeals court rules
- 55 cultural practices added to UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage
- DWTS’ Sasha Farber and Jenn Tran Prove They're Closer Than Ever Amid Romance Rumors
- U.S. and UAE-backed initiative announces $9 billion more for agricultural innovation projects
Ranking
- Bowl projections: SEC teams joins College Football Playoff field
- Slovak president says she’ll challenge new government’s plan to close top prosecutors office
- Oregon quarterback Bo Nix overcomes adversity at Auburn to become Heisman finalist
- What’s streaming now: Nicki Minaj’s birthday album, Julia Roberts is in trouble and Monk returns
- Ex-Phoenix Suns employee files racial discrimination, retaliation lawsuit against the team
- FTC opens inquiry of Chevron-Hess merger, marking second review this week of major oil industry deal
- Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the first tour to gross over $1 billion, Pollstar says
- African bank accounts, a fake gold inheritance: Dating scammer indicted for stealing $1M
Recommendation
-
Kendall Jenner Is Back to Being a Brunette After Ditching Blonde Hair
-
Massachusetts attorney general files civil rights lawsuit against white nationalist group
-
Scottish court upholds UK decision to block Scotland’s landmark gender-recognition bill
-
Julia Roberts Reveals the Hardest Drug She's Ever Taken
-
Best fits for Corbin Burnes: 6 teams that could match up with Cy Young winner
-
Mexico raids and closes 31 pharmacies in Ensenada that were selling fentanyl-laced pills
-
How Gisele Bündchen Blocks Out the Noise on Social Media
-
Sophie Turner Seals Peregrine Pearson Romance With a Kiss