Crime & Safety

Worcester Woman, 18, Shot At Apartment Building

The woman's injuries were not considered life-threatening, police said.

An 18-year-old Worcester woman was shot late Thursday night south of Grafton Hill.
An 18-year-old Worcester woman was shot late Thursday night south of Grafton Hill. (Neal McNamara/Patch)

WORCESTER, MA — An 18-year-old woman was found shot along Valley View Lane Thursday night.

Police responded to an apartment building at around 11 p.m. Thursday after a call about a person wounded by gunfire. Inside an apartment, officers found the woman injured.

She was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said. Police did not immediately announce any arrests connected to the shooting.

Worcester has seen an increase in shootings in recent weeks. A deadly shooting on Monday morning claimed a 31-year-old Boston man, but there have been more than a dozen other shootings since the July 4 weekend, according to police.