ALERT: Worcester - Multiple Shooting At Caribbean Festival

Worcester | MA | 140 Salisbury St - Institute Park | SHOOTING | PD o/s with a multiple shooting at the Caribbean festival. 1 minor transported by PD with a GSW to the neck. EMS for a second victim with a GSW to the foot

At approximately 6 p.m. Worcester Police were notified of multiple shots fired at Institute Park. Minutes later officers arrived on the scene, likely already in the area for the ongoing Caribbean Festival. On arrival, they found two gunshot victims, a 14-year-old reportedly shot in the neck and a second victim shot in the foot. With Umass Memorial being 1 mile away, officers opted to transport the critical patient directly to the emergency room, calling a Level 1 Trauma Alert while en route. As they arrived at the hospital the first ambulance arrived on the scene to transport the second victim.

A suspect is reported to have fled the scene

It is currently unclear if the was a random or targeted incident.

This is a developing incident.