Crime & Safety
18-Year-Old Shot Multiple Times in Washington Street Apartment
A young Peabody man was taken to Salem Hospital for treatment of the injuries.
Police say an 18-year-old Peabody man was shot multiple times on Thursday night.
Police, responding to a call that came in as a stabbing, arrived at 45 Washington St., Apt. 5 to instead find the young man suffering from gunshot wounds.
The man, whom police did not name, was taken to Salem Hospital for treatment.
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Other than to say the shooting doesn't appear to have been random, police are staying tight-lipped.
This is the second shooting on Washington Street this year. A man was shot in the leg in an incident at 197 Washington St. on Jan. 3. Police have a suspect in that attack.
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