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A screenshot of a map where a spontaneous meetup was held on Lindberg Avenue in Methuen late Saturday and early Sunday. The event turned violent when seven people were shot. Organizers of meetups use the app Snapchat and other technology such as Google Maps to alert people to the times and locations of these impromptu gatherings.
TIM JEAN/Staff photos
RIGHT: Organizers of a car meetup Sunday morning used Snapchat to direct people to Lindberg Avenue in Methuen. Sometimes, Google Maps is used to pin a location that members of the Snapchat group can then use to meet at the same place at a specific time.
TIM JEAN/Staff photo
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Authorities: Car meetup gatherings can be difficult to control
By Jill Harmacinski
jharmacinski@eagletribune.com
A screenshot of a map where a spontaneous meetup was held on Lindberg Avenue in Methuen late Saturday and early Sunday. The event turned violent when seven people were shot. Organizers of meetups use the app Snapchat and other technology such as Google Maps to alert people to the times and locations of these impromptu gatherings.
TIM JEAN/Staff photos
RIGHT: Organizers of a car meetup Sunday morning used Snapchat to direct people to Lindberg Avenue in Methuen. Sometimes, Google Maps is used to pin a location that members of the Snapchat group can then use to meet at the same place at a specific time.
TIM JEAN/Staff photo
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Spontaneous “meetup” and “pop-up” gatherings in outdoor commercial areas and parking lots have dogged area police for the past several years.
Seven people were shot at a pop-up gathering at 100 Lindberg Ave. in Methuen early Sunday. An eighth person suffered a head injury after falling while trying to flee. Authorities said two of the people injured were listed in critical condition.
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