A man suffering from gunshot wounds was dropped off at Mt. Auburn Hospital on Saturday night, and a home was searched in connection to the incudent.
The hospital contacted WPD at about 10:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, to report a man in his early 20s had been dropped off with multiple gunshot wounds, according to a statement released Sunday afternoon by the Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office.
The man was transported to a Boston area hospital where he was reportedly in serious condition, according to the DA’s Office’s statement.
Police conducted a search related to the shooting.
“As part of the investigation police are executing a search warrant at an Arsenal Street home,” the DA’s staement read. “The preliminary investigation suggests this was not a random act; however the motive and circumstances remain under investigation.”
The incident is being investigated by the Watertown Police, the Middlesex DA’s Office and Massachusetts State Police assigned to the DA’s office.