NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — An off-duty North Andover officer was hospitalized after being shot by police on Monday night.
Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker says authorities were carrying out a court order in the area of Phillips Brook Road around 6:30 p.m. when an armed confrontation ensued.
During that confrontation, the DA’s office says a North Andover police officer shot an off-duty North Andover police officer, wounding them.
The off-duty officer was transported to a Boston-area hospital. There was no immediate word on their condition.
The names of the officer who was shot and the officer who opened fire haven’t been released.
The facts and circumstances leading up to the shooting remain under investigation.
No further information was immediately available.
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