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Man, 19, Seriously Wounded In Main South Shooting

Shooting broke out early Tuesday morning near a McDonald's.

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A 19-year-old man was seriously wounded in a shooting along Freeland Street on Tuesday.
A 19-year-old man was seriously wounded in a shooting along Freeland Street on Tuesday. (Neal McNamara/Patch)

WORCESTER, MA — Worcester notched at least its eighth serious shooting so far in July early Tuesday morning when a 19-year-old was shot in the Main South area.

The shooting happened just before 2 a.m. along Freeland Street behind a McDonald's. When police arrived, they found the 19-year-old suffering from serious wounds. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Police did not immediately announce any arrests, and said the shooting was still under investigation.

In addition to other shootings across the city — including two fatal shootings on July 3 and July 4 — this is the second shooting in the Main South area in one week. Last Wednesday, a jumped out of a car and shot two people near the intersection of Main and Charlton streets.

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