WEBSTER, Mass. — Police in Webster are searching for a man they believed fired gunshots at a home Wednesday morning.
At 7:30 a.m., Webster Police say they were called to Robinson Street for reports of gunshots. When police arrived, they found the back of a home on Lake Street was hit twice by bullets.
Police are investigating a shooting on Robertson Street. Police do t believe the suspect is in the area, but are walking the area to attempt to locate evidence. Please avoid the area. We will update more as we are able to.
— Webster Police Mass (@websterpd) January 9, 2019
Residents were asked to avoid the area and nearby Saint Joseph's School was placed in a "soft lockdown" where classes continued but access to and from the building was limited. Park Avenue Elementary was also notified, but the schools have since resumed normal operations.
.@websterpd investigating shots fired into the side of a house on Robinson Street this morning. Witnesses told us they heard two loud bangs. pic.twitter.com/QZGKG0iCqI
— Robert Goulston (@rgoulston) January 9, 2019
No injuries were reported.
Police are now looking for a white or light-skinned man, approximately 5'8" to 6'0 tall. He was last seen wearing a black hooded parka-style jacket, dark pants, and sneakers.
.@websterpd just released images from surveillance video of a man they are looking for in connection to a shots fired investigation near Robinson and Lake Streets. They say it happened this morning before 8 AM. pic.twitter.com/3YVIh95Mwc
— Robert Goulston (@rgoulston) January 9, 2019
Anyone with information is asked to call Webster Police at (508)943-1212.
Police are investigating a shots fired incident on Robinson Street. Police don’t believe the suspect is in the area, but...
Posted by Webster Police Department Massachusetts on Wednesday, January 9, 2019
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