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Man Dead in Lynn Music Video Shooting Mourned as Police Hunt for Gunman
A candlelight vigil Sunday evening paid tribute to a victim of a shooting in Lynn the evening before, while authorities continue to search for the person who pulled the trigger. The victim, 31-year-old Gustavo Santana, was out filming a music video on Washington Street around 5:30 p.m., his family says. Then the taping turned violent as someone opened fire, according…
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1 Dead, 5 Hurt in Lynn Shooting, Police Say; No Arrests Made
A shooting has left one man dead and five others injured in Lynn, Massachusetts, Saturday evening, according to police. No arrests have yet been announced. Lynn police were called to the shooting around 5:35 p.m. in the area of Quincy Terrace and Washington Street. Police initially said two of the men who were shot have serious, life-threatening injuries. Four men…
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6 People Shot in Lynn, No Arrests Made Yet
Two of the six men who were shot are in critical condition, according to police.
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4 Adults, 9 Children Displaced After Fire Tears Through Lynn Multi-Family Home
Two families in Lynn, Massachusetts, have been displaced after a fire tore through their multi-family home early Thursday morning. Four adults and nine children are safe but without a home after the were forced to evacuate from their Warren Street residence around 4 a.m., Lynn Fire Chief Stephen Archer said. The Lynn Fire Department says it received a 911 call…
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Lynn Fire Displaces More Than a Dozen Residents
A fire at a residence in Lynn, Massachusetts, displaced more than a dozen people Friday morning.
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Lynn Firefighters Battling Heavy House Fire
Lynn and Saugus firefighters are battling a 2-alarm fire at a Warren Street multi-family home in Lynn.
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Alleged Drunk Driver Crashes Into Lynn Store, Vehicle: Police
A man is facing drunk driving charges after police said he crashed his vehicle into a store then another vehicle Wednesday morning in Lynn, Massachusetts. The crash happened outside the Walgreens on Broadway at 10:53 a.m., police said. The driver, who has not yet been identified, was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment of facial injuries, according to police….
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Two Shootings Reported in Lynn Overnight
A man was taken to the hospital after police responded to two shootings around the same time in Lynn, Massachusetts Tuesday night. Police received several calls for gunshots in the area of East Highland Street just after 11 p.m. Shortly after, an officer was flagged down by a driver with the victim on Eastern Avenue. An 18 year-old man was in...
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Two Shootings Reported in Lynn Overnight
Police received several calls for gunshots in the area of East Highland Street just after 11 p.m. Shortly after, an officer was flagged down by a driver with the victim on Eastern Avenue. An 18 year-old man was in the car with several gunshot wounds to his legs. He was taken to Mass. General Hospital.
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Firefighters Battle Flames in Lynn
Flames shot from the roof of a house Friday in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Man Shot and Killed by Police in Lynn
A man is dead after being shot by police Monday morning in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Person Shot, Killed by Police After Alleged Robbery in Lynn
After an alleged robbery in Revere, Massachusetts, on Monday morning, a person was shot and killed by police in Lynn, authorities said.
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Landlord Allegedly Calls ICE on Concerned Tenant
A Lynn resident was released from custody after he turned himself in to immigration authorities over a battle with his landlord who allegedly had called ICE on him.
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Mass. Officials Cracking Down on Spread of Coronavirus Over Holiday Weekend
State officials will be cracking down on the spread of the novel coronavirus over the holiday weekend, looking out for any large parties or gatherings that violate state guidelines. With Labor Day Weekend underway, and another beautiful day in the forecast, people have been heading out to beaches and parks for the holiday weekend, from Cape Cod to Nantasket to…
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Woman Accused of Driving Car at Group, Yelling Racial Slurs Faces Civil Rights Charges
A Massachusetts woman is facing civil rights charges after she allegedly drove her car toward a group of three Black women and their five children and shouted racial slurs at them earlier this summer. Rhonda Wozniak, 60, of Lynn, is accused of speeding toward the group as they were walking in Swampscott’s Vinnin Square on July 28, the Essex County…
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Baker: New Resources for Mass. Areas With High Transmissions of COVID-19
In a COVID-19 update, Gov. Charlie Baker announces new resources for areas in Mass. with dangerously high transmission rates of the virus, including Chelsea, Everett, Lawrence, Revere and Lynn.
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Ready for Remote: Lynn School Superintendent Says ‘Things Will Never Be the Same'
“This is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced in my career. And quite frankly, my life.” That’s how Patrick Tutwiler, superintendent of schools in Lynn, Massachusetts, describes the ongoing and evolving response to the pandemic. And it’s complicated in the City of Lynn, which has one of the highest COVID rates in the state. That means they will be all...
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COVID Cases Are Spiking in These Greater Boston Communities
Even as the state’s overall rate remains low, in recent weeks spikes in COVID-19 cases have been seen in several communities, many of them in the Greater Boston area. Wednesday’s latest report had nine Massachusetts cities and towns listed in the red category, meaning more than eight cases of coronavirus per 100,000 people. Those cities and towns included Brockton,...
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Lynn Now a Major COVID-19 Hot Spot in Mass.
The city of Lynn, just north of Boston, has emerged as one of the new hot spots for coronavirus in Massachusetts, with a positive rate nearly three times the state average for cities. From Aug. 5 to Aug. 19, the rate of positive COVID-19 tests in Lynn was over 7%, compared to 2.6% for other cities in Massachusetts. According to…
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Special Prosecutor to Probe Alleged Beating of Black Man in Lynn
A Massachusetts district attorney has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the arrests of three Black men and the alleged beating of one of them while in police custody. Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett in a statement Thursday said he had appointed Daniel Bennett, the former head of the state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, to look into…