DA: 2 in critical condition after daytime shooting in Cambridge, up to 60 rounds fired by suspect
Boston 25 News • • general
Key Points:
- Two individuals were critically injured in a daytime shooting on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, with suspect Tyler Brown arrested and charged with multiple offenses including armed assault with intent to murder.
- Brown has a criminal history spanning nearly 20 years, including a 2020 incident where he fired 13 rounds at Boston police officers.
- The shooting involved Brown firing an assault-style rifle erratically at vehicles, hitting two people, including an MBTA bus driver, and damaging several vehicles after a 911 call reported a man with a rifle acting erratically.
- Law enforcement and a civilian former Marine intervened, wounding Brown and ending the shooting; Brown is currently hospitalized for his injuries.
- Authorities estimate 50 to 60 rounds were fired, and officials are seeking video footage from witnesses; local leaders condemned the violence and praised the quick response of police and first responders.