Two men hospitalized after overnight shooting outside Framingham restaurant
FRAMINGHAM — Police are investigating an early-morning shooting of two young men outside a McDonald's restaurant on Cochituate Road.
No arrests had been made as of midday Thursday.
The two victims, one 18 and one 19, were shot about 12:45 a.m. in the McDonald's parking lot at 343 Cochituate Road (Route 30), according to police spokeswoman Lt. Rachel Mickens.
The 18-year-old man was shot in the chest and taken to Tufts Medical Center in Boston. The 19-year-old man was shot in the leg and taken to UMass-Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.
"Neither appears to be life-threatening," said Mickens. "It does not appear to be random."
McDonald's drive-thru is open 24 hours but the seating area closes at 11 p.m. The two men were in a vehicle in the drive-thru lane when they were shot, Mickens said. She said she did not know the connection between the victims and the shooter or shooters.
"We think the parties are known to each other," Mickens said.
Adilia Lopez, a manager of the franchise, told the Daily News that employees who were working at the time of the shooting weren't still on duty when a reporter sought comment later Thursday morning.
After the shooting, officers from Framingham and the Massachusetts State Police, with the assistance of a police dog, searched the area for anyone connected to the shooting, but did not locate anyone, Mickens said.
Mickens said the incident remains under investigation.
Multimedia journalist Lillian Eden contributed to this report.
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