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Gun discharged during pistol whipping incident in Quincy, one injured

Police do not believe anyone was shot during the fight at 291 Newport Avenue.

A person was taken to Boston Medical Center after being hit in the head with a gun during a fight near the Wollaston MBTA station in Quincy Wednesday evening, officials said.

Although a gun was discharged during the fight, police do not believe anyone was shot during the fight at 291 Newport Avenue, Quincy police said in a series of tweets.

The department tweeted the fight was in progress at 8:20 p.m. “This is not an active shooter incident,” the police department tweeted.

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