Middleborough shooting: suspect arrested after opening fire outside Massachusetts transportation department
Police arrested the suspect "peacefully" after a two-hour manhunt
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police arrest active shooter suspect after opening fire outside of Massachusetts transportation department
Police arrested a suspect who allegedly opened fire Friday outside of a Massachusetts Department of Transportation building in Middleborough.
The suspect allegedly fired four or five shots outside of the building at around 9:05 am. He then reportedly fled to a nearby wooded area, prompting local officials to launch a two-hour manhunt and issuing a shelter in place order.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police lifted the shelter in place order just ahead of noon, and said they had apprehended the suspect "peacefully."
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Local police corrected their initial report that the shots fired occurred within the MassDOT building and added that no injuries had occurred during the shooting.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"There is no current danger to the community," the police department said in a press release.
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Middleborough is located about an hour outside of Boston.