Cambridge police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured

CAMBRIDGE, Md. – Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Saturday evening in which a 27-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, according to a news release from the Cambridge Police Department.

Officers were alerted to the scene by a ShotSpotter alert reporting multiple shots fired in the 1000 block of Pine St. around 8:59 p.m. Shortly thereafter, Dorchester County EMS received a call about a victim with a gunshot wound in the 600 block of North Drive.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found the male victim, who was transported to Tidal Health Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Investigators discovered three vehicles damaged by gunfire and several spent shell casings from handgun and rifle ammunition. Several bullets were also recovered from the scene.

Cambridge police are asking the public for any information related to the shooting. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Corporal Clark at 410-901-8457.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Maine man suspected of murdering a woman in Bangor was arraigned Friday in Central Berkshire District Court on multiple charges after a high-speed police chase ended in Pittsfield. The defendant, Richard Keith Thorpe, 42, of Maine, is charged with negligent conduct, failure to stop for police, resisting arrest and receiving a stolen motor vehicle.

Thorpe led Pittsfield police on a chase through West Pittsfield before colliding with an unmarked police cruiser, authorities said. He was taken into custody and arraigned before Judge Gioscia, who ordered Thorpe held without bail.

Thorpe is also a suspect in the death of Virginia Cookson, who was found dead in a home in Bangor, Maine, on September 25. Investigators are working with the Maine State Police on the case.

“The Pittsfield police officers involved in the high-speed chase this morning truly put their lives at risk to apprehend a dangerous criminal,” Berkshire District Attorney Timothy Shugrue said. “I am grateful for their courage.”

Shugrue also confirmed that his office has been communicating with Maine authorities to ensure Thorpe is charged in connection with Cookson’s murder. Thorpe waived extradition and is scheduled to be transported back to Maine on Saturday.

Authorities have not yet released further details about the Maine murder investigation.

BROOKLYN, NY – Police are searching for a driver involved in a hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a 25-year-old woman in the Flatlands neighborhood of Brooklyn. According to the New York City Police Department, the incident occurred on Thursday, August 29, at approximately 6:53 p.m.

Authorities reported that the victim was crossing the intersection of Flatlands Avenue and East 82nd Street when he was struck by a white four-door Audi SUV that was traveling north on East 82nd Street. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene of the accident without stopping.

The victim lost consciousness as a result of the impact and suffered serious injuries. EMS took her to Brookdale Medical Center, where she was treated and later listed in stable condition, police said.

The NYPD has not yet identified the driver involved in the collision. Investigators are still searching for the person, but the vehicle could not be found as of Sunday.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police as the investigation is ongoing.