Overview
- Medford police responded to a report of people trying to break into a vehicle on Barbara Lane around 4:30 a.m. and then located a car matching that report.
- An officer who approached the vehicle fired one shot after officers say the car drove toward them, and officials say no one was struck by the gunfire.
- Massachusetts State Police troopers and local officers followed the vehicle into Malden where it hit a State Police cruiser and came to rest on James Street at about 5:30 a.m.
- All five juvenile occupants fled the crash but were captured near the intersection of James and Medford streets and taken into custody while three officers and one youth were treated and released for minor injuries.
- Authorities are processing the vehicle and scene, the officer who fired is on leave, and prosecutors and juvenile authorities will review evidence and determine charges.