Two wounded in shooting, two under arrest
Somerville Police have arrested a 31 year old Malden man and a 16 year old female in connection with a Wednesday evening Temple Street shooting in which two people were wounded.
At about 5:20 p.m., Somerville Police responded to reports of gunshots in the area of Temple Street and Memorial Road. Upon arrival, police officers found two persons who had been shot while seated inside a car. Both victims are age 20 and from Somerville. A third person, also from Somerville, who had been seated in the car was not struck by bullets.
The gunshot victims were transported to a Massachusetts General Hospital where they were treated for their injuries. Their wounds are non-life threatening.
The suspects in the shooting fled on foot and were described as a black male and a white female. About two hours after the shooting, Somerville Detectives located Andre Scott Mitchell, age 31, 52 Maple Street, Malden, and a 16 year old juvenile female from Cambridge outside an apartment in the Mystic Avenue Housing Complex. A 38 caliber handgun, believed to be the weapon used in the shooting, and a stun gun, were recovered by Detectives.
Both suspects were subsequently arrested. Mitchell is charged with armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm w/o identification card or license to carry a firearm, possession of a stun gun, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling. He will be arraigned in Somerville District Court today.
The juvenile female was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. She will be arraigned in Juvenile Court.
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