News Nearby: Shooting Victim Calls 911 Before Passing Out

Each Saturday, Melrose Patch will run a round-up with links to stories from surrounding communities that are of interest to Melrosians.

MEDFORD—After being shot in the chest outside his Boston Avenue home in Medford Sunday night, Corey Audino, 27, called 9-1-1 and identified his attacker before he fell unconscious, police said. Damon Gentile, 33, of Gardener was later arrested in Leominster and charged with assault with intent to murder. He appeared in Somerville District Court Monday morning, where he was ordered held without bail.

The shooting occurred at 5A Boston Ave. about 7:40 p.m. Sunday.

The victim, Corey Audino, 27, called in the shooting himself and told the operator Gentile shot him before he fell unconscious, according to a police report, written by Medford police Sgt. James Perillo. Audino's condition was unavailable Tuesda

READING—Quinlan Junta, son of "hockey dad" Thomas Junta who was convicted for killing another father at a Reading hockey practice, died on Sunday. The younger Junta, a stand-out hockey player, had his own problems with the law after he was charged with assault and theft charges following a Reading robbery in February.

STONEHAM—Several fire departments battled a three-alarm blaze at a Spring Street home in Stoneham Wednesday afternoon.

The fire broke out around 2 p.m. at 65 Spring St. The blaze appeared to be contained to the upper level of the two-level house.

A mixture of dense grey and black smoke billowed through the rooftop, with some flames concentrated in the right portion of the roof after firefighters axed into the roof to gain access to the fire. Shortly before 2:40 p.m., the blaze appeared to be knocked down and under control.

WAKEFIELD—Wakefield Police arrested a Burlington man on Friday who is suspected of breaking into homes in several nearby communities and stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry.

Robert Swenson, 27, of 11 Seven Springs Lane in Burlington was stopped around 10 a.m. on Oct. 21st for having a suspended registration while he was driving on Salem Street in Wakefield in a 1996 Buick Skylark. Police said Swenson was immediately suspected of committing several recent robberies in Lexington, Wilmington, North Andover, Burlington and Billerica, where jewelry was stolen from homes.