Lynn

Victim hospitalized after shooting overnight in Downtown Lynn

Workers told responding officers that family members took the person who was shot to get medical attention.

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Lynn police responded early Sunday morning to an apparent shooting outside of a restaurant in the downtown section of the city, authorities said.

A 911 call went out shortly after midnight reporting shots fired outside of the Mama Blanca restaurant on Oxford Street, according to the Lynn Police Department.

Workers told responding officers that family members took the person who was shot to get medical attention.

The male victim has non-life-threatening injuries and is in the hospital, police said. An unoccupied vehicle was also struck by gunfire.

Authorities added that a vehicle possibly involved was found nearby.

An investigation is ongoing. More information is expected to be released throughout the day Sunday.

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