TOPSFIELD, Mass. - A woman was found by police and fire officials inside a Topsfield home suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest on Saturday afternoon.
Topsfield fire officials responded to a call at around 4:30 p.m. for a person shot on Juniper Lane.
BREAKING: Topsfield fire crews responded to a woman shot in the chest on Juniper Lane. She was rushed to the hospital. Police still on scene investigating. Gathering details @boston25 pic.twitter.com/vimxqfNEoX
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Police and paramedics also assisted at the scene, where they found a conscious and alert 64-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the chest, according to police
Police said a relative was also inside the home at the time of the shooting and was not injured.
NEW DETAILS on the shooting in #Topsfield - police now say this was “random.” The shot was fired from OUTSIDE when the bullet struck a 64-year-old woman who was inside a home on Juniper Lane.
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I’ll have more at 6:30PM @boston25 pic.twitter.com/2MdAyyFQt0
Police said this shooting was random, adding that the shot was fired from outside the house and hit the woman who was inside.
Paul Farrell, who grew up in Topsfield, said it's rare to hear about a shooting in this nice, quiet town.
"Yeah this is unnerving, you know home is where the heart is, home is everything, but it would not surprise me if there's some underlying motive behind this," said Farrell. "I would like to know what’s going on, you’d like to feel safe in your town."
The victim was transported to Beverly Hospital with non-life threatening injuries and later flown to Brigham and Women's in Boston. She is expected to survive.
Topsfield police chief confirms a 64-year-old woman was shot once in the chest inside home on Juniper Lane. As of now her injuries are non-life threatening. No arrests have been made yet - crime still under investigation @boston25 pic.twitter.com/9fk9xcATjV
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The shooting remains under investigation. No arrests have been made.
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