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2 shot in parking lot by Brockton mall, police say

It wasn't immediately clear if anyone was arrested or what condition the people who were wounded were in

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A fight involving a group of teenagers near the Westgate Mall in Brockton ended with gunfire, and two people injured, police said.

Two people were injured when a fight led to a shooting at a parking lot near the Westgate Mall in Brockton, Massachusetts, Saturday evening, police said.

The shooting was reported at the parking lot near the Starbucks and Chipotle around 7 p.m., Brockton police said.

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They'd been called for a report of an altercation involving teenagers, and the shooting took place during that fight, according to police

They didn't share more information about the shooting, including the condition of the people who were wounded or whether anyone had been arrested.

First responders attending to a wounded person outside a Chipotle restaurant in Brockton, Massachusetts, on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
NBC10 Boston via stringer
NBC10 Boston via stringer
First responders attending to a wounded person outside a Chipotle restaurant in Brockton, Massachusetts, on Saturday, March 22, 2025.

Images from the scene showed first responders helping a wounded person outside the Chipotle, and investigators could later be seen photographing evidence at the scene, including clothes and bullet casings.

Renee Williams, a grandmother from Brockton, said she saw the aftermath of the shooting, with "all the kids screaming and running."

"They said they knew someone had got shot, so everybody was running outside, just scared to death," Williams said.

State and local police, led by the Plymouth District Attorney's Office, were investigating. NBC10 Boston has reached out to the DA's office for comment.

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