Salem shooting that injured 2 not random, police say

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Published on January 25, 2021 - Duration: 01:40s
A man and a woman were shot Sunday night in an apartment in Salem.

Salem shooting that injured 2 not random, police say

JOSH, YOU SPOKE TO A NEIGHBORWHO HEARD THE COMMOTION?JOSH: I DID, AND AT FIRST HEDIDN’T REALLY KNOW WHAT WASHAPPENING, HE TOLD US.AS FOR THAT SUSPECT, SALEMPOLICE SAY THEY HAVE A PRETTYGOOD IDEA OF WHO THEY THINK ISRESPONSIBLE.[SPEAKING SPANISH]JOSH: THAT’S THE SOUND ALFREDOTEJADA SAYS HE HEARD LAST NIGHTWHILE HE WAS INSIDE HIS SALEMAPARTMENT, THINKING AT FIRSTTHEY WERE TAPS ON THE WALL.IT TURNED OUT THEY WERE THREEGUNSHOTS THAT HE SAYS RANG OUTABOVE HIM ON THE THIRD FLOOR.A 33-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM LYNN ANDA 30-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FROM SALEMWERE BOTH STRUCK INSIDE 32PERKINS STREET IN THE CITYNEIGHBORHOOD KNOWN AS THE POINTAROUND 8:30 PM.BOTH WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THEAPARTMENT UNDER THEIR OWN POWERAND WERE THEN RUSHED TO MASSGENERAL HOSPITAL IN BOSTON WITHCRITICAL INJURIES, ACCORDING TOSALEM POLICE, WHO SAY THIS WASNOT A RANDOM ATTACK AND THEVICTIMS MAY KNOW THEIR ATTACKER.MEANWHILE, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TOMISS ALL THE BLOOD ON THE STEPSAS WE RETURNED THIS MORNING.[SPEAKING SPANISH]JOSH: WHATEVER HAPPENED INSIDIS A BIG CONCERN TO ALFREDO, WHOTOLD US, YES, HE’S WORRIEDBECAUSE THESE ARE CITIZENS,HUMAN BEINGS.THESE ARE LIVES.AND HE DOESN’T KNOW WHATHAPPENED"TAKE A LOOK AT THAT," HE ADDED,POINTING TO WHAT’S LEFT OF THECRIME SCENE STILL THERE ON THESTEPS BY HIS HOME.THE AC

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