At around 11:30 p.m. on May 6, a ShotSpotter - a device which uses sensors to scan for sounds that resemble - detected gunshots in the area of Acushnet Avenue and Russell Street, the office of Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn said in a press release.
Police agencies had investigated at least 14 shootings for the year, one of which left a suspect hospitalized, as of Dec. 8, 2025. The most recent shooting, on Dec. 3, came after more than seven weeks with no apparent gunfire in the city. Dec. 3: Several people called 911 to report gunfire near the 2000 block of Ninth Street around 1 a.m. Police officers found spent shell casings but no victims.
Upon arriving at the location, cops found two victims: a 20-year-old man shot in the chest, and another male victim who suffered a gunshot wound to his leg and a graze wound. Law enforcement sources said the shooting happened at about 2:40 p.m. on Sept. 4 at the corner of Euclid and Sutter Avenues in Cypress Hills.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
