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Man killed in Brockton apartment shooting
A man was shot and killed Friday afternoon in an apartment in Brockton, Massachusetts. The shooting happened on Pleasant Street. Officers responded to a 911 call shortly before 3:30 p.m. Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz later said a 54-year-old man was killed. Cruz added that the case is not believed to be random. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.
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Teen arrested 6 days after shooting on MBTA Red Line platform in Boston
A teenager was arrested nearly a week after a shooting on a T platform in Boston, MBTA Transit Police said Friday.
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Woman found dead in burning vehicle in Cape Cod woods is IDed
Authorities have identified the woman whose remains were found in a burning vehicle in the woods in Cape Cod on Monday, but haven’t shared what is believed to have led to her death.
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Person's remains found in burning vehicle in Cape Cod woods
Human remains were found inside a burning vehicle in the area of a Cape Cod park on Monday, authorities said.
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Man shot at Boston MBTA station, Red Line service affected
A man was shot on a platform at the MBTA Red Line’s Broadway Station in Boston Friday evening, police said. The man is expected to survive the gunshot wound to his lower extremities, according to the MBTA Transit Police, which said it was investigating the shooting, reported about 5:30 p.m. The man was rushed to the hospital. A witness told...
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Harvard temporarily bans faculty involved in ‘study-in' protests from using library
Dozens of Harvard University professors who staged a “study-in” protest at the school’s library earlier this month in solidarity with students disciplined for taking part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration have now been disciplined themselves. Harvard has temporarily suspended 25 professors and more than 60 law students from using the flagship library on campus following the protest. “I pulled out my...
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Man fatally shot in downtown Plymouth, second man in custody
A man was fatally shot in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Friday afternoon, authorities said, and the suspected shooter was taken into custody. There were few details immediately available, with the investigation into the incident near the intersection of Main and Middle streets in its early stages. The shooting was reported in a parking lot about 5:45 p.m., Plymouth police said. The suspect,...
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‘It was terrifying': Rape survivor looks for answers 5 months after Cambridge attack
Five months after she was raped in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a woman is telling her story as she continues searching for answers. The attack happened around 9 p.m. on May 17 at a commercial building on Cambridgepark Drive. The woman was assaulted by a masked man armed with a knife. Police searched for the assailant, asking people in the area to...
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Motorcycle hits pedestrian at Mass. and Cass
Two people were hospitalized Monday after a motorcycle hit a pedestrian in Boston. Police say the crash happened near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard. The motorcyclist and the person who were hit were hospitalized. Their conditions were not immediately known. No further information was immediately available.
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Family pleads for driver to turn self in after hitting grandmother in Stoneham
A grandmother was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash this weekend, according to police in Stoneham, Massachusetts. The woman was hit Saturday evening near the intersection of Spring Street and Pleasant Street. Officers responded around 8:45 p.m. to find the woman on the sidewalk, suffering from serious injuries. Police say the woman was in a crosswalk when she was hit....
