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Route 9 in Spencer closed due to large police scene at shopping plaza
An armed suspect barricaded inside a Family Dollar store exchanged gunfire with police, injuring a Millbury SWAT officer who is in stable condition, authorities said.
- At about 7:40 p.m., Millbury police reported an officer was shot during a standoff at the Family Dollar in Spencer's Big Y Plaza, and the suspect was killed.
- Police said they were called to the Big Y Plaza after reports of shots fired, and the CEMLEC SWAT Team and Massachusetts State Police negotiated with the armed suspect who barricaded himself inside.
- Video from Tuesday evening showed a large police response at the Spencer Fair Shopping Center with multiple police cruisers, and an employee said they heard gunshots and saw someone with what they believed to be a gun.
- MassDOT confirmed Route 9 between West Main Street and South Spencer Road was shut Tuesday evening, and authorities asked drivers and residents in Spencer to avoid the area as reopening time remains unclear.
- NewsCenter 5 and other local outlets have reached out to police for updates, but authorities say only limited information is available and updates will follow.
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Barricaded suspect at shopping plaza leads to highway closure near Worcester Tuesday night
A portion of Route 9 in Spencer was closed down Tuesday evening as police swarmed the nearby Big Y shopping plaza to respond to a suspect who’d barricaded themselves inside a business, according to Massachusetts State Police. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) posted on social media that Route 9 had been shut down between West Main Street and South Spencer Road around 7:15 p.m. It is unclear when the highway will reopen.
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