Man injured in afternoon capturing on Cape Cod

An investigation is underway on Cape Cod after a person was shot within the legs Sunday afternoon in Hyannis, officers stated.

Barnstable police responded to a report of gunshots close to Foremost Road and Excessive College Highway round 4:30 p.m., the division stated in a press release posted to Fb. Upon their arrival, the officers discovered a person who had been shot within the legs. 

The person, who was not publicly recognized, was taken to Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, then flown to a Boston-area hospital for additional remedy, police stated. His accidents weren’t life-threatening, in accordance with the assertion. 

Whereas investigating the incident, officers additionally discovered a broken car close by on Excessive College Highway, in accordance with the assertion. Police consider the car fled the scene earlier than crashing into one other car that wasn’t concerned within the capturing. 

The passengers within the uninvolved car had been unhurt, police stated. 

“Based mostly on the preliminary investigation, this was not an act of random violence,” Barnstable police stated, including that the case stays below investigation.

Police are urging anybody with info on the incident to name 508-775-0387.