Submitted by the Massachusetts State Police
On Sunday at 12:17 p.m., an apparent road rage incident on Route 495 northbound in Merrimac, MA, resulted in a 16-year-old female being shot one time in the upper arm.
Troopers from the State Police Barracks in Newbury responded to the area and are currently securing a number of areas as potential crime scenes. Troopers from the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit for Essex County, Crime Scene Services Section, and Ballistics Section are assisting with the investigation.
Troopers continue to search for the suspect vehicle described as a white, Honda Accord with tinted windows, bearing a red, white, and blue registration plate, with a white female operator who was wearing sunglasses. The passenger in that vehicle is alleged to have fired the round that struck the victim. He is described as a light skinned African-American or Hispanic male with short hair, wearing gray t-shirt sunglasses.
The victim was taken to Anna Jacques Hospital in Newburyport with injuries reported as non-life threatening. The other occupants of the vehicle reported this as a road rage incident. The 16-year-old female victim is from Maine.
Troopers have responded to the hospital and are interviewing potential
witnesses to this shooting.
State Police are asking for the public’s help in this matter. Traffic at the time of the shooting was heavy and there may be other witnesses to this crime who have not yet been identified. If anyone has any information regarding this incident they are asked to please call the State Police Barracks in Newbury at 978-462-7478.
No further information is available at this time. This is a swiftly developing situation and there
will be further advisories as the information becomes available. Members of the media are asked
not call the barracks directly.