FITCHBURG — Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Monday night in the area of Clinton Street near the Fitchburg State University campus.
On Monday, April 27, 2026, at approximately 6:38 p.m., the Fitchburg Police Department received reports of shots fired in the area of Clinton Street. Responding officers located an individual with a single gunshot wound to the leg and provided first aid until ambulance personnel arrived on scene.
The victim was transported to a nearby hospital and is being treated for an injury that is not considered life-threatening. At this time, there is no indication that this incident is connected to Fitchburg State University, according to a release from the Fitchburg Police Department.
The Clinton Street area has been secured, and there is no known ongoing threat to the public.
The investigation remains active and is being conducted by the Fitchburg Police Department’s Patrol Division along with detectives from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation. No arrests have been made at this time.
If anyone has any information that could assist with this investigation, please contact the Fitchburg Police Department’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation at 978-345-9650.
In a Facebook post reply, Fitchburg Mayor Samantha Squailia posted a statement that went out to the campus community from Fitchburg State University President Donna Hodge about the Monday night shooting.
“As the situation developed, we alerted campus to avoid the area while police managed an active investigation. Based on what was known at the time, this was not an active shooter moving through the community, but a targeted, localized incident,” said the statement from Hodge posted by Squailia.
-Fitchburg Police Department
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