Boston Blotter: Guns Blaze in Roxbury, One Injured

102207-party-police.jpg-- Bullets filled the Roxbury air last night as a shootout resulted in an injury to a man driving a van full of children. The shootout happened around 8:00pm on Columbia Road, and police do not believe that the victim was the target of the gunmen, who have not been apprehended. Bullets riddled the driver's van and a number of local businesses, but no other injuries have been reported. [Globe]

-- A 38-year-old Malden man was arrested last night on the Boston Common for indecent exposure. According to police, the man laid completely naked on the grass of the Common and touched himself when people approached. He faces charges of open & gross lewdness and being a disorderly person. [BPDNews]

-- Boston police arrested a 21-year-old Lynn pedestrian in Hyde Park after he allegedly flew into a rage while crossing the street, attacking a car in the intersection. [BPDNews]

All charges alleged until proven under law.

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