Local and state police are investigating after multiple people were shot Wednesday afternoon in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The public was also asked to avoid the area of Maple and Sargeant Streets, where the shooting occurred. Police said that multiple 911 calls were received at approximately 1 p.m. and ShotSpotter equipment was triggered by the sounds of the incident. “We can confirm that there are multiple victims and this is an active and ongoing investigation,” police wrote. Massachusetts State Police deployed patrols, K9 teams and investigative units to help with the investigation and search for suspects, spokesman Dave Procopio said. “Preliminary investigation indicates some of the victims were on a bus that was passing through the area,” Procopio also said. The office of Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia said the mayor was aware of the shooting and would provide more details later in the afternoon. Earlier Wednesday, police in the city were making a push to get residents to call 911 when the hear gunshots, State House News Service reported. Officials pointed to data that shows only about 12% of potential shooting incidents picked up by the new ShotSpotter surveillance system were reported by residents.”I know one of the big factors people always think ‘someone will call, I heard it but someone else will call.’ They’re not calling,” Holyoke Police Chief David Pratt said. “Know that if that’s the reason, call. Because we need the information. ShotSpotter is doing an amazing job getting us into the area, into the right area, of where we need to be. We need the public to help us with these calls to bring it home so that we can make arrests, we can recover evidence quicker.”ShotSpotter technology includes microphones that detect and triangulate the location of potential gunfire. The systems are also used locally in Boston, Worcester and Springfield.
Local and state police are investigating after multiple people were shot Wednesday afternoon in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
The public was also asked to avoid the area of Maple and Sargeant Streets, where the shooting occurred.
Police said that multiple 911 calls were received at approximately 1 p.m. and ShotSpotter equipment was triggered by the sounds of the incident.
“We can confirm that there are multiple victims and this is an active and ongoing investigation,” police wrote.
Massachusetts State Police deployed patrols, K9 teams and investigative units to help with the investigation and search for suspects, spokesman Dave Procopio said.
“Preliminary investigation indicates some of the victims were on a bus that was passing through the area,” Procopio also said.
The office of Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia said the mayor was aware of the shooting and would provide more details later in the afternoon.
Earlier Wednesday, police in the city were making a push to get residents to call 911 when the hear gunshots, State House News Service reported. Officials pointed to data that shows only about 12% of potential shooting incidents picked up by the new ShotSpotter surveillance system were reported by residents.
“I know one of the big factors people always think ‘someone will call, I heard it but someone else will call.’ They’re not calling,” Holyoke Police Chief David Pratt said. “Know that if that’s the reason, call. Because we need the information. ShotSpotter is doing an amazing job getting us into the area, into the right area, of where we need to be. We need the public to help us with these calls to bring it home so that we can make arrests, we can recover evidence quicker.”
ShotSpotter technology includes microphones that detect and triangulate the location of potential gunfire. The systems are also used locally in Boston, Worcester and Springfield.
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