Mass. Police Cruiser Catches Fire After Being Shot at; Manhunt Underway (LIVE VIDEO)
A Massachusetts police cruiser caught fire this afternoon after a suspect shot at it:
MSP patrols responding to Millis to assist after reports of shots fired at Millis PD cruiser. No more info available right now. Developing.
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) September 2, 2015
MSP also responding detectives, ballistics unit, crime scene techs & fire investigators to Millis. Cruiser caught fire after being shot at.
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) September 2, 2015
Neighbors in #Millis where PD cruiser shot say they got reverse emergency call about incident & telling them to stay inside. #7News
— susantran (@susantran) September 2, 2015
The Massachusetts State Police’s blog says that there have been no reported injuries, but after the cruiser was hit with gunshots, it crashed on the road and caught fire.
The suspect has been described as a white male who was driving a dark-colored pickup truck.
Authorities quickly convened on the scene and there is a manhunt already underway:
#BREAKING: The Millis library is closed after a report of shots fired at a cruiser. http://t.co/w66O25rWZY #FOX25 pic.twitter.com/SzH7A2Le6i
— FOX 25 News Boston (@fox25news) September 2, 2015
Police are responding after shots were reportedly fired at a Millis police cruiser. http://t.co/yMZe9jmfW5 pic.twitter.com/9sIMw8YjfA
— AndreaWBZ (@AndreaWBZ) September 2, 2015
Roadblock on Medfield/Millis line, roughly 1 mile from report of shots fired at police cruiser in Millis pic.twitter.com/DeF04DYZII
— Eric Moskowitz (@GlobeMoskowitz) September 2, 2015
Going back on air with new information on the shots fired at a police cruiser in Millis #7news pic.twitter.com/eFUF48UOvz
— Brad Tatum (@BradTatum) September 2, 2015
.@MassStatePolice in Millis after reports of shots fired at police cruiser. Search for suspect underway. #wbz pic.twitter.com/isYP39V63z
— Christina Hager (@HagerWBZ) September 2, 2015
#SWAT & #K9 units gearing up on scene at shots fired off Forest Road in #Millis. #FOX25 pic.twitter.com/6m6tufs98E
— Adam Liberatore (@bostonTVguy) September 2, 2015
The scene of a man hunt in Millis. pic.twitter.com/RPgZxVv3zB
— John Thornton (@johnthornton33) September 2, 2015
UPDATE- 5:03 pm EST: Law enforcement officials on the scene have been searching homes in the area for the suspect:
Swat team members are in neighbors backyards looking for suspect #Millis #fox25 pic.twitter.com/fOm2YVFY4Y
— Malini Basu (@WFXTMalini) September 2, 2015
Guns drawn by #SWAT team in #Millis Manhunt suspects who shot cop car & fled the scene. Neighbors in lockdown #WBZ pic.twitter.com/0hWxI1TIVe
— Chris Gobeille (@WBZPhotog) September 2, 2015
You can watch MyFoxBoston’s report below:
Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston
And you can watch live aerial coverage here, via NECN:
[featured image via @JayWBZ]
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