TAUNTON — On Thursday, Sept. 4, at approximately 6:45 p.m., Taunton police were notified by Morton Hospital that a patient had arrived with a gunshot wound.
According to a statement from Taunton’s Police Chief Edward Walsh, officers responded to the hospital and identified the victim as a 24-year-old man with life-threatening injuries. He was stabilized at Morton Hospital before being airlifted by medical helicopter to a nearby trauma center.
According to a preliminary investigation by Taunton police, the shooting took place at 11 Granite Street.
Investigators believe the shooting was an isolated incident and not a random act of violence, based on information collected so far.
The incident remains under investigation by the Taunton Police Detective Division.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Taunton Police Detectives at (508) 821-1475.
