At about 2 a.m. as patrons were leaving the bars for the evening, officers already in the area dealing with standard crowd dispersion duties reported a disturbance possibly involving a handgun.
UPDATE: 3 a.m. One man is in the hospital after reportedly being shot in the chest in connection with an incident in downtown Springfield early Friday morning. He is said to be in stable condition at this point.
SPRINGFIELD - Details are sketchy at this point, but Springfield police are looking for at least one person in relation to a reported shooting that happened near Worthington Street early Friday morning.
At about 2 a.m. as patrons were leaving the bars for the evening, officers already in the area dealing with standard crowd dispersion duties reported shots fired, possibly from a handgun.
Springfield police Lt. John K. Slepchuck told MassLive.com around 2:30 a.m. that he had no information on the incident and was unaware of any potential injuries.
Initial police reports indicated that one person was in custody and another suspect, possibly a black man approximately 6-feet tall and wearing a white t-shirt was last seen running west on Taylor Street.
More information will be posted as it becomes available.