Overview
- A Millbury officer serving on the CEMLEC SWAT team was shot multiple times and is in stable condition awaiting surgery, according to his chief.
- Police first responded shortly after 5 p.m. to 20 Main Street, where a gunshot victim was found and taken to UMass Medical Center.
- About 12 minutes later, officers encountered a man matching the suspect description near the Big Y plaza, who fired toward them before fleeing into the Family Dollar.
- SWAT officers found the suspect barricaded in a rear bathroom; around 7:40 p.m. he shot a SWAT member, officers returned fire, and the suspect was killed.
- Spencer police, the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts State Police and ATF are investigating; nearby businesses were evacuated, Route 9 was temporarily closed, and officials report no ongoing threat to the public.