Chelsea police searching for suspect who shot woman in chest, arm

CHELSEA, MASS. (WHDH) - Police are looking for a suspect who shot a woman in Chelsea just before midnight.

Officers responding to 67 Clark Ave. found the 42-year-old victim suffering from gunshot wounds to her chest and arm, police said.

She was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital where she is in critical but stable condition.

Her friends say the victim is a mother of five and went through surgery after arriving at the hospital. She is expected to survive.

A vehicle, possibly a newer-model, gray, four-door Honda with tinted windows, was seen driving away from the scene, police said.

Bullet holes surrounded the entryway of a triple-decker home and shell casings littered the ground.

Eric Deblas heard the gunshots, prompting him to check out the scene.

“Everybody was awake, everybody ran downstairs to see what was going on,” he recalled. “Everybody gathered around here. They called the cops and as soon as the cops came, everybody was just worried that it could happen again.”

Officials impounded a small SUV with apparent bullet holes in the bumper.

The shooting remains under investigation; however, police believe this was not a random attack based on preliminary evidence.

Anyone with information is asked to call Chelsea police at 617-466-4800.

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