Crime
29-Year-Old Off-Duty Officer Shot by Police in North Andover
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – Authorities are investigating a shooting that occurred on the evening of June 30, 2025, in North Andover, where a 29-year-old woman sustained a gunshot wound to the chest.
According to emergency radio transmissions and on-scene observations, North Andover Police and Fire Departments were dispatched at approximately 6:22 PM following a report of a female victim with a gunshot wound.
First responders arrived on scene and quickly began administering emergency medical care.
Due to the severity of the injury, the victim was transported by ambulance to Lawrence Municipal Airport, where a MedFlight helicopter was standing by.
She was then airlifted to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston for further treatment.
Her condition has not been publicly disclosed at this time.
Authorities have not released additional details regarding the circumstances of the shooting, including the location of the incident, possible suspects, or a motive.
The investigation is ongoing.
At this stage, all publicly available information has been compiled from official radio traffic and live scene reporting.
Updates will be provided by law enforcement as more information becomes available.
Crime
Venezuelan national Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis shot in the leg by an immigration agent in Minneapolis
On January 14, 2025, federal law enforcement personnel were engaged in a targeted enforcement operation involving Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan national who has been present in the United States since 2022.
The operation escalated into a high-speed pursuit, a physical confrontation, and an ambush by multiple subjects, necessitating the use of a defensive firearm discharge by a federal agent.
At approximately 6:50 PM, federal officers initiated a targeted traffic stop of a vehicle operated by Sosa-Celis.
The subject refused to comply with law enforcement commands and attempted to flee the scene.
During the pursuit, the subject’s vehicle collided with a stationary, parked car.
Following the collision, the subject abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene on foot.
A federal agent pursued the suspect on foot and successfully intercepted him. As the agent attempted to effect an arrest, the subject became combative, resulting in a violent struggle on the ground.
During this confrontation, two additional male subjects emerged from a nearby residence to intervene.
These individuals reportedly ambushed the agent, utilizing a snow shovel and a broom handle to strike the officer.
The situation escalated when the primary suspect, Sosa-Celis, regained his footing and joined the two additional subjects in the assault.
Reports indicate the suspect struck the agent with a blunt object (identified as either the shovel or broom handle).
Citing an immediate threat to his life while being outnumbered and actively assaulted by three individuals, the agent discharged his service weapon in self-defense.
The discharge struck Sosa-Celis in the lower extremity (leg). Following the shot, all three suspects retreated into a nearby apartment complex and initiated a barricade situation.
Following a brief standoff, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) successfully secured the perimeter and apprehended all three individuals without further injury.
Both the federal agent and Sosa-Celis were transported to a local medical facility for treatment.
Images from the scene showed Sosa-Celis conscious and alert during transport.
All three subjects involved in the assault are currently in the custody of ICE.
Further charges related to the assault on a federal officer and resisting arrest are pending review by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.