Twelve-year-old student makes mass shooting threat at middle school

NORWOOD, MA – A pre-teen student in Norwood, Massachusetts, was arrested following allegations that the child had threatened to execute a school shooting. The apprehension was made on Sunday night after the 12-year-old confessed to the local police. However, the motive behind the threat remains unclear at this time. Although a house search yielded no firearms, a cell phone was seized by the police. Parents were kept informed about the situation, receiving a letter from …

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Gun-wielding woman shot by police in store parking lot

NORWOOD, MA – A woman was airlifted to a Boston hospital after a police-involved shooting on Friday. According to Norwood Police Chief William Brooks, the woman had been waving a gun at officers during the incident. The event began when the woman entered Planet Self Storage on Morse Street just before 1 p.m. and engaged in a dispute with an employee involving a firearm. She allegedly pointed the gun at the employee, instigating the initial …

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