Crime & Safety

Two Arrested After Shooting, Boy Loses Hand in Fireworks Accident, and More: MA Patch Today

Plus, an armed home invasion, and the convicted marathon bomber seeks a new trial

Police arrest two after a reported shooting in Burlington, two children are severely injured in a fireworks accident, and police investigate an armed home invasion on the 4th of July. These are just some of the stories on Massachusetts Patch today.

The two men accused and charged in the shooting death of a woman in a Burlington hotel last week pleaded not guilty Monday and are being held without bail, according to a Fox News report. Read the full story here.

Two boys from Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood were severely injured during a fireworks accident over the weekend. Police say one of the children lost a hand on Sunday afternoon.

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A Swampscott resident was not injured Saturday night when three men armed with a gun and a screwdriver robbed his Fairview Avenue home.

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