Crime & Safety

Shots Fired in Newton Carjacking

A man reportedly stole a car at gunpoint on Lincoln Street.

Authorities on Monday were chasing a carjacking suspect through Newton.

Shots were fired during the incident, according to emergency radio reports. Further details could not be immediately confirmed.

The suspect was described as a "light-skinned black ... or hispanic male." The man is said to have stole a car at gunpoint on Lincoln Street and was seen heading into Auburndale Square away from Waltham.

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