Eight people have been injured after a gunman opened fire in a Massachusetts town early Sunday morning.
Cops responded to several 911 calls in the area of 100 Lindberg avenue in Methuen, around 25 miles north of Boston, at around 1:55am.
Gunfire erupted at a party attended by hundreds of people that had been organized on social media, Essex DA Paul Tucker said.
Police said seven people were hit by gunfire while an eighth person was injured fleeing the scene. Two of the victims are in critical condition, while the other five are stable, the Boston Herald reported.
The Essex DA’s office and the Methuen Police Department released a joint statement describing the gathering as a spontaneous car club meetup.
Tucker said ‘it’s pretty amazing that more people were not hurt’ given the number of shots that were fired.
It appears that the party was mostly attended by young people, as the victims’ ages ranged from late teens to 22 years old.
Local police from three nearby towns along with Massachusetts state troopers assisted in the early morning response to the shooting, officials said.
Police are in the process of reviewing security footage from businesses in the area.
No possible suspects have been identified, nor have any arrests been made.
Anyone with knowledge about this incident is encouraged to call the Methuen Police Department.
Methuen is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, with a population of roughly 53,000
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