Overview
- Police responded around 6:38 p.m. to reports of gunfire on Clinton Street near Fitchburg State's welcome center.
- Officers found one person shot in the leg, and the victim was hospitalized with injuries described as not life-threatening.
- Investigators said the area is secure and they see no connection to the university.
- No arrests have been announced as the case remains open, and detectives asked for tips at 978-345-9650.
- The incident follows an April 15 apartment shooting elsewhere in Fitchburg that left a man critically hurt and led to an arrest, heightening local concern about safety.