16-Year-Old Boy Shot in Worcester

Monday, September 26, 2016

GoLocalWorcester News Team

A 16-year-old boy was shot in the area of Vernon Street after running away from a group of men who had surrounded him.

The boy is in good condition after suffering a minor injury, but had very little suspect information.

Detectives are working on locating a crime scene.

The Incident

On Friday, September 23, 2016 at approximately 7:30 p.m., Worcester police detectives responded to a local hospital for a report of a shooting victim that had entered the emergency room. The victim was a 16-year-old boy. He was conscious and alert and spoke with detectives.

According to the boy, he was walking on Vernon Street when a group of men surrounded him. He began to run from the group when he was struck with what he thought of at the time to be a pellet from a BB gun. He realized afterwards that he was hit with a bullet.

Police Asking for Help

This investigation is ongoing.

Police are asking anyone who has information about this incident to send an anonymous text to 274637 TIPWPD + your message or send an anonymous web based message by clicking here.