At least seven people were injured Saturday morning in a shooting that halted a popular Boston parade, police said.

The victims were taken to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. Two arrests were made and multiple firearms recovered, police said.

Boston Police Sgt. Det. John Boyle earlier said the shooting occurred during the J’ouvert Parade, which is part of the city’s Caribbean Carnival.

Police Commissioner Michael Cox later clarified that the violence erupted on the outskirts of the event. The parade was halted because of the shooting, which was unrelated, Cox said.

    • OminousOrange@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      Naw, surely if just more people had guns in this crowded event they would’ve stopped the shooter and there definitely wouldn’t be bullets flying and people confused as to who the actual instigator was.

      -gun advocates