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Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, Massachusetts State Police Colonel Geoffrey Noble and Acting Police Commissioner Pauline Wells have confirmed the ongoing investigation into a shooting that occurred this afternoon on Memorial Drive in Cambridge between River Street and Pleasant Street Extension.
The City of Cambridge is notifying residents, businesses, and visitors of multiple temporary street closures throughout the weekend due to scheduled community events on May 9, 2026.
Cambridge Police and members of the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force today placed Brett Parnham, 49, of Lowell under arrest in Porter Sq. on multiple charges related to the distribution of illegal narcotics and unlawful possession of a firearm.
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