State police respond to road rage shooting near Sailing Pavilion
On August 18 at around 5 p.m., state and city police swarmed an intersection of Memorial Drive near the MIT Sailing Pavilion in response to an incident that has since been labelled a “road rage shooting.”
The incident allegedly occurred after 30-year-old Kevin Osorio was struck by 65-year-old Cesar Gutierrez with a blunt object before drawing a gun and firing multiple times. Authorities say the two men did not know each other until the time of the altercation.
“After absorbing the blow, Osorio drew his firearm and fired several rounds at Gutierrez,” State Police said in a statement.
Both men have been charged in connection with the incident and were both transported to Massachusetts General Hospital with serious injuries. Memorial Drive is overseen by the state, so the investigation has fallen to the hands of the Massachusetts State Police.
Both men were arraigned in Cambridge District Court. There is no active threat to the public at this time, according to police. MIT Police was not involved in the response nor the ensuing investigation as the incident occurred outside of Institute property.
The area around the Sailing Pavilion was soon reopened, and access to the Sailing Pavilion was unaffected by the incident.