UPDATE: Fall River Police say Tuesday night shooting does not appear to be random

Police investigate after a shooting was reported near South Main Street in Fall River Tuesday night (WLNE).

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — Fall River Police have said that a preliminary investigation from last night’s shooting suggests that the incident was not random.

Officers received a call around 10 p.m. last night indicating that a man had been shot in the shoulder.

When the call came in, the victim was his way to the hospital.

Police said the injuries were non-life-threatening.

According to Chief Moses Pereira, the individual who was injured was cooperative, and appeared to have arranged a meeting with an unknown party before the incident.

The shooting is still under investigation.

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