The Trooper wounded in Friday night’s shooting remains at Massachusetts General Hospital. The investigation into the identity of the suspect or suspects who shot him is ongoing.
The 28-year-old Trooper suffered a serious gunshot wound to his right hand. The round went through his hand and then appears to have struck his ballistic vest in his shoulder area.
Investigation indicates he was shot shortly after 11:30 Friday night from a motor vehicle he had just stopped on Camp Street in Hyannis. The vehicle fled immediately after the shooting, and the Trooper made a radio transmission to the State Police-Yarmouth Barracks stating that he had been shot.
Within moments Trooper Timothy Shields arrived on scene, took the wounded Trooper into his cruiser, and rushed him to Cape Cod Hospital. The wounded Trooper was later transported to MGH by ambulance.
Numerous State Police and Barnstable Police units responded within moments to begin gathering information and to secure the scene for investigators.
The name of the wounded Trooper is not being released at this time.
The investigation into is being led by the State Police Detective Unit for the Cape and Islands district, with assistance from other State Police and Barnstable Police units.
No further details are being released at this time in order to protect the integrity of that ongoing investigation.
