Haverhill Police survey the scene of a Thursday shooting on Washington Street near Riley’s convenience store. (Jay Saulnier photograph for WHAV News)
A Dodge Ram, parked next to City Hall. (Photography by Jay Saulnier for WHAV News.)
A 20-year-old man was killed Thursday afternoon after being shot in Haverhill’s Mount Washington neighborhood—Haverhill’s second murder of the year.
The man was pronounced dead after being shot at the corner of Washington and Shepard Streets, near Riley’s convenience store, shortly after 5, said Carrie Kimball-Monahan, spokesperson for Essex County District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett.
Shortly thereafter, police cordoned off Newcomb Street, alongside of City Hall, where a witness told WHAV he saw a Dodge Ram enter City Hall’s rear parking lot with a passenger slumped over. The district attorney’s office confirmed the passenger was the victim after being shot by a person in a passing vehicle.
Kimball-Monahan said firefighters gave medical aid. He was transported by ambulance to Holy Family Hospital in Haverhill and then airlifted to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, where he was pronounced dead.
No information about suspects or motives will be released while an investigation continues by Haverhill Police, Essex State Police Detective Unit and the district attorney’s office, she said.
Thursday’s shooting happened less than two weeks after 40-year-old city man Jeffrey Larkin was gunned down on Emerson Street, marking Haverhill’s first murder of 2018.
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UPDATE: The 20-year-old shooting victim has died, Carrie Kimball-Monahan, a spokeswoman for the Essex County District Attorney’s Office, told WHAV.
An unidentified man was shot Thursday in Haverhill’s Mount Washington neighborhood, WHAV has confirmed.
The incident at the intersection of Washington Street and High Street near Riley’s convenience store happened after 5 p.m.
Shortly thereafter, police cordoned off Newcomb Street, alongside of City Hall, where a witness told WHAV he saw a Dodge Ram enter City Hall’s rear parking lot with a passenger slumped over. The passenger, now believed by sources to be the victim of the Mount Washington shooting, was taken to a local hospital and then transported to a Boston Hospital. His identity and condition were not yet officially known, but his friends reported his name on social media and said he was deceased.
The investigation by Haverhill and State Police is ongoing.
Thursday’s shooting happened less than two weeks after 40-year-old city man Jeffrey Larkin was gunned down on Emerson Street, marking Haverhill’s first murder of 2018.
ORIGINAL STORY:
An unidentified man was shot Thursday in Haverhill’s Mount Washington neighborhood, WHAV has confirmed.
The incident at the intersection of Washington Street and High Street near Riley’s convenience store happened after 5 p.m.
A source on the scene told WHAV the victim was transported to a Boston hospital.
His identity and condition are not yet known.
A second crime scene unfolded across the city at Haverhill’s City Hall, where a source told WHAV a white Dodge Ram pickup truck with New Hampshire license plates pulled into the parking lot. The truck’s passenger appeared slumped over and a red substance dripped down the passenger side door.
The investigation by Haverhill and State Police is ongoing.
Thursday’s shooting happened less than two weeks after 40-year-old city man Jeffrey Larkin was gunned down on Emerson Street, marking Haverhill’s first murder of 2018.