Note: This version corrects a previous version that stated shots were fired inside the facility. Shots were fired outside of the facility.
**Press Conference to be held at 12:10 P.M. with Chief Perkins and Col. Mason.**
Media members are asked to stage at Peaceful Meadows Ice Cream, located at 109 West Grove St., Middleborough.
Chief Joseph Perkins reports that a shooting suspect is in custody after an extensive search for the man Friday morning.
The suspect was located and placed under arrest near where the incident took place at approximately 11:30 a.m.
There is no current danger to the community.
At approximately 9:05 a.m., Middleborough Police responded to a Massachusetts Department of Transportation public works depot, located at 201 West Grove St., for a report of shots fired.
Approximately four to five shots were fired outside of the facility. There were no injuries reported.
The suspect fled on foot into nearby woods. Police set up a perimeter and began a large-scale search for the suspect prior to his arrest.
This is a developing situation. More information will be provided as it becomes available.
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