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Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Yahoo
Person in critical condition after being shot in head in Chelsea
A person sustained life-threatening injuries in a late-night shooting in Chelsea Wednesday, police said. Chelsea police went to the area of Webster Avenue and Broadway around 10 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a possible stabbing. Arriving officers found a 33-year-old from Chelsea on the ground with a significant gunshot wound to their head, Police Chief Keith Houghton said in a statement. The person was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, where they underwent emergency surgery, police said. They are listed in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. Detectives on scene collected ballistic evidence and are canvassing the area for video, Houghton said. 'This was a brazen act of violence in a busy area of our city,' he said in the statement. Due to the severity of the person's injuries, police notified Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office of the shooting. Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact police at 617-466-4810. Anonymous tips can be submitted on social media or at 617-466-4880. Ex-Harvard morgue manager to plead guilty in stolen body parts case Maryland man accused of coercing Mass. teen to travel for commercial sex ICE arrests Brazilian woman charged with raping child on Cape Cod Marion police arrest boarding school employee accused of exposing himself to students FBI, Mass. DEP recover 131 explosive, hazardous chemicals from Hadley man's house
Boston Globe
10-04-2025
- Boston Globe
Dorchester man arrested after detonating homemade explosive in Chelsea
The explosion occurred on Sunday near 1016 Revere Beach Parkway, the statement said. No injuries were reported, but the explosion caused a 'significant public disturbance,' according to the statement. Investigators later determined that the device had been deliberately ignited and left to explode near a tree between apartment complexes. Advertisement Surveillance footage identified MacMillan as the suspect, and he was taken into custody Tuesday, the statement said. 'At a time when our region is preparing for major events like the Boston Marathon and Chelsea's own 250th celebration, it's critical that a clear message is sent — acts of this nature will be met with decisive enforcement," said Chelsea Police Chief Keith Houghton. The Chelsea Fire Department and state police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit assisted in the investigation, according to the statement. Rita Chandler can be reached at
