Massachusetts
2 teenagers shot and killed during fight near Westgate Mall in Brockton
Two teenagers were killed Saturday night during a fight and shooting outside several businesses in Brockton, Massachusetts.
It happened around 7 p.m. near the Westgate Mall in the parking lot not far from Starbucks and Chipotle. The area where the shootings took place is also not far from the Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park.
Westgate Mall shooting
Brockton police said they received reports of several teenagers fighting. During the fight, two teenagers were shot and killed. On Sunday, the Plymouth County District Attorney identified them only as a 15-year-old boy and an 18-year-old girl.
The DA said the victims’ names are not being released at this time.
Massachusetts State Police joined the investigation along with the Brockton Police Department and Plymouth County DA.
The DA described the investigation as “active and ongoing at this time.”
It is not clear if any arrests have been made or if police are searching for any suspects.
Brockton shooting investigation
In the aftermath of the shooting, police blocked off the parking lot of the mall with crime scene tape. Officers could be seen using flashlights to point out evidence in the parking lot outside Chipotle.
Several people could be seen sitting inside the restaurant while officers investigated outside. Eventually, police let the people out of the restaurant and cars that were in the parking lot were allowed to leave.
No further information is currently available.
Check back with CBS News Boston and WBZ-TV for more information this story as it becomes available.
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A body part was found in a pond in Shirley, Massachusetts and investigators said foul play is suspected.
It was discovered around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday as a group of people were walking along Veterans Memorial Bridge on Shaker Road.
Police said the group noticed something suspicious in the water of Phoenix Pond. The Middlesex District Attorney confirmed that the item was a body part, but would not elaborate.
Police shut down the road and divers could be seen exploring the pond late Wednesday. Authorities were back at the scene Thursday morning.
No other information is available at this point in the investigation.
Phoenix Pond connects to the Catacoonamug Brook, which flows into the Nashua River. It’s also connected to Lake Shirley.
Shirley, Massachusetts is about 44 miles northwest of Boston and around 13 miles from the New Hampshire border.
Human remains were discovered Wednesday in the water in Shirley, Massachusetts, and authorities suspect foul play.
Police in Shirley said in a social media post at 7:15 p.m. that they responded to “a suspicious object in the water near the Maritime Veterans Memorial Bridge on Shaker Road.” Massachusetts State Police later said the object was believed to be human remains.
The bridge crosses Catacoonamug Brook near Phoenix Pond.
The office of Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said a group of young people was walking in the area around 5:30 p.m. and “reported seeing what appeared to be something consistent with a body part in the water.”
Foul play is suspected, Ryan’s office said.
Authorities will continue investigating overnight into Thursday, and an increased police presence is expected in the area.
No further information was immediately available.
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