Boston Blotter: Gunshots in Jamaica Plain

Blotter-Body-Outline.jpg -- A man was shot in broad daylight on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain this afternoon. The shooting took place around 1:30 p.m. near 319 Centre Street, which is between Jackson and Hyde Squares. The victim, a black male, suffered life-threatening injuries. His identity has not been revealed by police. No suspects have been nabbed, but police are looking for a man in a white Pontiac. [Herald]

-- A Somerville man staggered to Somerville Hospital early Friday morning after being shot in front of Khoury's State Spa on Broadway Street in East Somerville. [Somerville Journal]

-- Boston police report finding a cache of weapons, including a working machine gun that was doing double duty as a wall decoration, when they arrested a Brighton man yesterday afternoon. [BPDNews]

-- A Cape Cod cop allegedly peed on a fellow fan at a Metallica concert in TD Banknorth Garden. [Herald]

-- A Statie from West Roxbury was arraigned today in a pills peddling conspiracy scheme. State Trooper Edward McCormack pleaded not guilty to charges that he allegedly obtained "prescription painkillers under false pretenses in violation of the state’s 'doctor shopping' statute." [Suffolk County D.A.]

All charges alleged until proven under law.

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