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Two shot near housing development, another shot hours later: Police – Metro US

Two shot near housing development, another shot hours later: Police

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Three individuals are recovering from injuries after two separate shootings occurred Wednesday afternoon in Boston, according to police.

The first shooting took place at 3:47 p.m. near the Bromley-Heath Public Housing Development at 277 Centre St. in Jamaica Plain, cops said.

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According to a report published in the Boston Globe, the victims — described to be in their 30s and 40s — were found inside a building with gunshot wounds to the leg and shoulder. They were taken to Brigham and Women’s Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Later that same day at about 6:20 p.m., another person was shot near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Tremont Street in the South End, police said.The individual was taken to Boston Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

There is no suspect description yet for either incident and the investigation is still ongoing, according to police.