Person shot and killed at shopping plaza in Berlin, Massach…
Massachusetts State Police closed both directions of Interstate 495 in Lowell during the evening rush hour due to an ongoing law enforcement investigation connected to a fatal shooting at the Shops at Highland Commons on the Hudson/Berlin line. Witnesses said a person was shot in the head and killed in the parking lot near the Fit Factory and Mooyah burger places at the plaza. Police cordoned off a section of the parking lot with tape and set up shade covers, and also blocked the Boylston Street overpass to traffic.