Four people were shot and two people were arrested during a violent three hours in Dorchester early Monday morning, and police say some of the incidents may be connected.

The violence began shortly before 1 a.m. Monday when officers were trying to break up a group of people feuding on Ellington Street, police wrote.

Police saw two people walking away from an unmarked cruiser while looking over their shoulders before they started running away, police said.

One of them, a 17-year-old, was allegedly carrying a 9mm pistol loaded with 11 bullets, police said. Officers arrested the boy, who now faces multiple gun charges as a juvenile, police said.

Around this time, different officers also responded to Ellington Street to investigate a reported shooting, police said.

According to EMS tran

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