A Lynn police officer shot a man Monday night after a car chase and a series of vehicular collisions, police said.
The 36-year-old man was shot in the upper torso and was in stable condition yesterday at Massachusetts General Hospital, according to a Lynn Police Department release. Police did not release the man's name or the officer's.
At 10:30 p.m., officers responded to a report that the driver of a Lincoln Town Car had hit a telephone pole on Maple Street and driven off, according to the news release. The driver fled on Euclid Avenue, crashed into a stone wall near Flax Pond, and kept driving.
An officer began chasing but stopped when the driver careered onto the wrong side of the road, police said. A series of collisions followed before the officer fired, according to police.
KATE AUGUSTO
