The shocking scene that unfolded Wednesday night in Stoughton, Massachusetts, in which a person was shot and others hurt in a car crash, is believed to have begun with an argument at a convenience store a town over in Canton that escalated into road rage.
Several people were hospitalized but no one has yet been charged, Stoughton police said. The criminal investigation is ongoing.
A car, an SUV and a pickup truck were involved in the incident, which ended around 9:13 p.m. Wednesday night at the intersection of West and Plain streets.
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Police said they believe someone in a black car fired a gun, striking the driver of a white SUV. Authorities said the pickup truck was incidentally involved in the crash and was not part of the shooting. The driver "had nothing to do with anything," Deputy Chief Brian Holmes said in an update Thursday.
Holmes asked for anyone who might have video of the incident, believed to have started inside a 7-Eleven about 9:06 p.m., to share it.
"We have had some people come forward with video but we're asking for Stoughton's help," he said, adding, "we can't do this job without you."
All five of the people who were hospitalized in the incident were released Wednesday night, according to Holmes.
One witness who lives nearby said the accident caused a loud boom.
"It was like the loudest accident I've heard here. Like, that car was mangled," said the witness, who didn't want to be identified.
Bruce Young, who lives near the intersection where the crash happened, said, “It’s just getting a little crazy. There’s just a lot of craziness going on and people need to settle down.”
