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Image capture from Google Maps, Map Data 2025 ("GUNFIRE" label added). The sound of gunfire was reported in the area of Columbine Road in Norwood in the late afternoon of Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
A victim was transported to the hospital on Wednesday, September 24th, after Norwood Police and Norwood Fire responded to multiple calls to 911 reporting gunfire in the area of Columbine Road around 5:00 p.m.
"Witnesses reported seeing a vehicle leave the area at a high rate of speed, as well as three individuals running from the scene," said Norwood Police Department in a Facebook update, posted around 6:30 p.m.
Arriving officers did not observe any vehicles in the area. However, according to Norwood Police Chief Christopher Padden, a short time later, police received a call reporting a shooting victim in a vehicle at a gas station at the intersection of Route 1 and Dean Street. According to the police department's Facebook post, it appears the victim called 911 for assistance.
Emergency responders provided first aid. Norwood Fire transported the victim by ambulance to a Boston trauma center. Police say the victim's injuries are not life threatening.
Norwood Police are investigating the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call the police department at 781-440-5100.
