MARLBOROUGH – A group of Marlborough men allegedly spent their September nights randomly shooting firearms in residential neighborhoods and parks. An investigation by the Marlborough Police Department put that behavior to an end.
At about 2:38 a.m. on Sept. 8, several Marlborough Police Department officers were dispatched to the intersection of Farm Road and Phelps Street after a report of shots fired. Multiple 911 calls came in from residents, who reported they heard six gunshots but did not observe any suspects or suspect vehicles in the area.
As officers arrived, they located four expended 12-gauge shotgun shells lying on Farm Road, as well as a digital speedometer at the intersection that had been shot multiple times and destroyed. Police personnel spoke with nearby residents; no property was damaged, and nobody was injured, according to reports…