Juvenile Arrested Following Non-Fatal Tewksbury Shooting

Tewksbury MA

22 March, 2021

12:40 PM

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TEWKSBURY, MA — Tewksbury police arrested a juvenile following a shooting at the Residence Inn Friday, the department said. The victim of the shooting was also a juvenile, the police said in a news release Saturday. The victim's injuries were not life-threatening, the police said. The two juveniles knew each other, police said. Police do not believe the shooting was a random act. The juvenile suspect was charged with "carrying a loaded firearm without a license, carrying a firearm without a license, possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number in the commission of a felony, discharge of a firearm within 500 feet of a building, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious bodily injury, improper storage of a firearm, and possession of ammunition without an FID card," police said. The suspect was due to be arraigned at Lowell District Court Monday. All people are presumed innocent until proven guilty.