local man wounded as many as five times in a shooting late Sunday outside a downtown tavern remains hospitalized in Boston while detectives continue to search for the gunman.
Police identified the victim as Jesse Michaud, 29, of Goffstown Road, who was shot in the shoulder, thigh and arm in the 11:30 p.m. shooting outside TJs Sports Bar, 21 Central St.
Capt. Gerald Lessard said none of Michaud's vital organs was hit and his injuries are not considered life-threatening although he remains hospitalized at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Lessard said investigators have developed some leads and he expects "we will put this together soon." A lot of people were present when the shooting happened, he said, and interviews are still being done.
He acknowledged the tavern is frequented by people associated with motorcycle gangs, but said "from what I gather" the shooting is not gang-related. Some people were arguing and one of them pulled out a gun and shot Michaud up to five times, police said.
When officers arrived, they found him slumped against the building and immediately called for an ambulance.
