Shots fired in Hingham Public Library parking lot after road rage incident
Hingham Police say a road rage incident ended with shots fired in the town library's parking lot.
The dispute between two drivers happened just after 4 p.m. Thursday on Leavitt Street. Both cars ended up in the parking lot of the Hingham Public Library.
Police said the passenger of a Honda Civic then fired two shots at the driver of another car near the children's entrance to the library. The other car drove away.
There were no serious injuries. The passenger who fired the two shots was taken to a hospital with what police described as "non-life-threatening injuries" but they added that he had not been shot. Police took his revolver and said he had a license to carry a gun.
On Friday, police identified the man who allegedly fired the gunshots as 60-year-old Steven License of Hingham. He is being held without bail as he faces charges that include assault with intent to murder.
Authorities said they were gathering surveillance video from the library and nearby homes in an effort to track down the car that drove away. The Honda driver is said to be cooperating with police.
Peter Godwin lives near the library. He said police came knocking on his door Thursday evening looking for bullet holes in the side of his house and truck, and bullets in his front yard.
"Back in my day, if you had a problem with a guy on the road, you pulled over and you got in a fist fight. That doesn't happen anymore. Everybody's got guns," he told WBZ-TV. "It's disturbing because there is a lot of children that go in and out of that library, and innocent people that all they want to do is check out a book and there's bullets flying in the parking lot."
"It's not a common incident that you would see in Hingham. But today you just don't know where it's going to happen. That's the frightening thing about it," said witness Michelle Dineen. "I'm really not sure what would cause an incident like that. You know we all should be a little more courteous out on the road."
