An off-duty North Andover police officer was shot and wounded last night by another officer after what was described as an “armed confrontation.”
Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker and North Andover Police Chief Charles Gray said in a statement that a North Andover police officer fired a department-issued gun at about 6:30 p.m. while serving a court order at the home of another off-duty officer.
According to the statement the unnamed officer was struck and wounded. They said, “Medical aid was immediately rendered, and the wounded individual was transported to a Boston-area hospital.”
An investigation is being conducted by the Essex District Attorney’s office and the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to Tucker’s office.
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