Two shot in ‘targeted attack' in Wakefield, police say
Police did not have an update on the medical status of the two victims early Wednesday.
Wakefield and State Police deployed K-9 dogs during their search for evidence Tuesday and also investigated the area around a Cumberland Farms store on Lowell Street, police wrote.
No further information is currently available.
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The shooting remains under investigation.
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