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Police seek information about shooting of firearms in Turners Falls

Police seek information about shooting of firearms in Turners Falls

Yahoo28-05-2025

TURNERS FALLS — Montague Police are asking anyone with information about incidents involving the shooting of firearms on Third Street early in the morning on Monday, May 26, to reach out to them.
Police are investigating reports of shots fired around 2 and 5:30 a.m. Monday. Nobody was hit or otherwise injured. The incidents are believed to have been related.
No arrests have been made. Anyone with information relating to these incidents is asked to contact Montague Detective Sergeant Joshua Hoffman at 413-863-8911.
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