LAWRENCE, Mass. — Three people, including a pair of gunshot victims, were taken to the hospital following an incident in the woods near a park in Lawrence on Thursday morning, authorities said.
Officers responding to a report of a shooting in the area of the Manchester Street Park on Lawrence-Methuen line just after 7 a.m. found three people suffering from injuries, according to the Lawrence Police Department.
Two of the victims suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. The third victim suffered injuries that were not related to the shooting.
Video from the scene showed several detectives collecting evidence and taking photographs.
In a statement, Lawrence police said, “This is not believed to be a random act of violence.”
An investigation remains ongoing.
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