Masked agents take two from East Somerville, say state and local officials

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A masked agent is shown in East Somerville on Monday after taking a resident.

An East Somerville resident was taken Monday morning by federal agents, with its aftermath captured on video by another resident, state representative Mike Connolly said on social media. The Wisconsin Avenue abduction was confirmed by the city of Somerville, and by Ward 1 city councilor Matt McLaughlin, who said it was the second abduction within hours out of the neighborhood

Another resident had been taken at around midnight from a nearby street, McLaughlin said.

“Masked and menacing Homeland Security agents abducted one of my East Somerville constituents,” said Connolly, whose 26th Middlesex district also covers East Cambridge. He shared a video taken of masked agents in at least four unmarked