Cambridge police investigating Tuesday night shooting

Jeff Jones
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CAMBRIDGE, MD – The Cambridge Police Department is investigating a possible shooting, but so far have come up empty-handed.

It was reported on Tuesday at approximately 8:11 p.m. that a “Shot Spotter” alert occurred outside of the reportable boundary area of Cambridge.

According to the alert, six shots were fired between Chestnut Place and Maces Lane on Bayly Road. As the shooting occurred outside of the reportable boundary area, CPD did not initially receive an alert. As of approximately 8:36 p.m., CPD received a report of shots fired near Colonial Avenue.


The CPD officers investigated the Shot Spotter system and located the unreported alert. They responded to the area, searching for victims, witnesses, damage, or evidence of the shooting.

They were unable to locate any evidence at that time.

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