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Salem Police looking for suspect who shot Lynn man outside restaurant

SALEM, Mass. — Salem Police say a 26-year-old Lynn man was shot during disturbance outside a popular downtown restaurant Sunday night.

The shooting took place at about 10 p.m. Sunday in an alley next to the Brothers Taverna restaurant on Derby Street.

Responding police found a large group of people yelling and screaming in what police say was a chaotic scene.

The unidentified shooting victim suffered a gunshot wound to his abdomen and was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Another man was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Salem Police tell Boston 25 News the incident was not random.

Authorities have not identified a potential suspect for the shooting.