Two gunshot victims showed up at Holyoke Medical Center for treatment shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday. Their injuries were not considered to be life-threatening, according to Holyoke Police Sgt. Stephen Loftus.
HOLYOKE -- Police are investigating a double shooting that occurred near 93 Elm St. early Saturday morning.
Details remain sketchy, but Holyoke Police Sgt. Stephen Loftus confirmed that both victims were males who were shot during some sort of dispute outside the Elm Street address, which is located between Dwight and Hampden streets.
A Holyoke Medical Center official contacted city police around 3:53, which is when the shooting victims arrived at the hospital for treatment, Loftus said.
The men were not transported to the hospital by medical or police personnel, but apparently were driven there by friends or acquaintances.
"We didn't take them," Loftus said.
The sergeant said he was unsure of the extent of the victims' injuries, although neither man's wounds appeared to be life-threatening. Both were later transferred to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.
Investigators have yet to release a motive for the crime, which remains under investigation. It also wasn't immediately known if police have identified a suspect, or if more than one gunman was involved in the assault.
At least three .40-caliber shell casings were found around 4:08 a.m. near the Elm Street address, according to police reports from the scene of the shooting.
An initial police report indicated police were dealing with "two gunshot wounds," but it didn't specify the number of victims.
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