Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Cambridge, Medford and Somerville Police Departments have announced ongoing  investigations into six separate shootings that have occurred in these communities since June 10, 2024. 

“As a result of these shootings multiple homes and vehicles were hit and one person was seriously injured. Every time a gun is illegally fired in our neighborhoods it creates the risk of death or serious injury for innocent people.  In these cases officers recovered 60 shell casings resulting from the 60 shots fired in congested areas, this type of chaos creating violence simply cannot go unaddressed. I have assigned multiple prosecutors to work with our police partners to identify the perpetrators. I urge the public to join us in putting an end to this dangerous behavior by providing any information that they may have to the police.” said District Attorney Ryan

• On June 10, at approximately 11:23 p.m. the Somerville Police Department responded to Fennell Street where the homeowner had reported to 911 that his home had been shot at twice.  The bullets came through his living room window while he was on the couch. The investigation revealed that a male had approached the home on foot and then fired a gun, loaded with 9 MM ammunition, into the home.

The individual was apprehended a short time later and the firearm was recovered. Detectives learned that the firearm had been stolen in Reading prior to the shooting. The defendant, Sebastian LePage, 25 of Somerville, was arraigned and held without bail in Somerville District Court on June 14, 2024.

On June 26, Middlesex investigators responded to three separate unrelated shootings.

• Around midnight, Somerville Police responded to Summer Street outside of Union Square for reported gunshots.  They recovered 33 shell casings from two different caliber weapons. Investigators found bullets lodged in a vehicle and in four homes. The potential use of an automatic weapon is being investigated given the sound of gunshots in rapid succession captured on nearby video.  
• On the same day, a man was shot inside a vehicle on East Albion Street in Medford. He was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
•  At 10:37 p.m., Cambridge Police responded to Newtowne Court for reported gunfire.  Officers found six casings and one bullet fragment.  At the time of the shooting there were two large groups of people in the parking lots. The preliminary information suggests that the guns may have been fired into the air. 

On July 4, Cambridge police responded to two additional shootings:

• At 9:58 p.m., police responded to Clark Street for reported gunshots.  Six casings were recovered.
• Moments later, police responded to Washington Street where 15 casings of a different caliber were recovered. 

According to witnesses several people and vehicles were in the area at the time of the shootings.

To address the ongoing concerns with the repeated acts of gun violence in our communities Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan has filed An Act relative to the reckless discharge of firearms in partnership with Representative Marjorie C. Decker in order to create a new felony offense that specifically addresses instances where a shooter acts “without regard for the risk of serious bodily injury to another” but shoots intentionally or recklessly and “hereby causes a substantial risk of serious bodily injury.”  This bill, currently pending before the legislature, addresses a shortfall in our law where one or more people fire a weapon without regard for the safety of those who are close by and who are put at risk by the reckless or highly dangerous use of deadly force.

The possibility of these shootings being related is being investigated.  Any information about these incidents should be reported to Cambridge Police at 617-349-3370, Somerville Police at 617-625-1600 ext. 7250 or Medford Police at 781-391-6767.