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36-Year-Old Man Arrested In Shooting Of 16-Year-Old Lawrence Girl

LAWRENCE (CBS) – Police have made in arrest in a Lawrence shooting that seriously injured a 16-year-old girl.

Police arrested 36-year-old Jose Rivera. He was taken into custody Wednesday night.

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A 16-year-old girl was shot on High Street in Lawrence Friday night (WBZ-TV)

Witnesses said the incident started with a group fighting in the middle of High Street. The girl was caught in gunfire between the she was in and someone from a home nearby.

The girl remains in a Boston hospital.

Rivera is set to be arraigned Thursday in Lawrence District Court.

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