A male victim suffered an apparently non-life-threatening gunshot wound during a predawn incident Saturday.
A man showed up at Holyoke Hospital shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday. The injury is not believed to be life threatening, according to Holyoke police.HOLYOKE -- City police are investigating a predawn Saturday shooting that sent a Holyoke man to the hospital with a gunshot wound.
Investigators did not release the victim's age or the location of his wound, though he is expected to be OK, according to police.
"It doesn't appear to be life-threatening," Holyoke Police Sgt. John Hart said around 6:40 a.m. Saturday.
According to preliminary police reports, the shooting was reported just minutes before 5 a.m. by a party on the second floor of 152 High St. At least two individuals told police they heard a single shot ring out as people left a large gathering on High Street.
Police did not indicate how, if at all, 152 High St. is related to the shooting. Early dispatch reports indicated "a bunch of people [were] leaving" the party, but "nobody's claiming anything."
"We did have a victim report to Holyoke Hospital," Hart said. "It's under investigation now by detectives."
Officers were dispatched to the city hospital once they were contacted about an apparent gunshot victim. The man later was transported to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, police said.
No further information was available.
THE MAP BELOW shows the approximate location of 152 High St., Holyoke, the possible site of a shooting reported around 4:57 a.m. Saturday: