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A scratch ticket recently purchased in Lowell granted the winner a $4 million prize. The winning ticket was a "100X" instant ticket game purchased at Pete's Gulf at 185 Woburn St., according to the Massachusetts Lottery Commission. The store will receive a $40,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The Candy 2025 Trust of Lowell, represented by Nikki Caplis, claimed the grand prize in a one-time payment of $2.6 million before taxes on Tuesday, the lottery commission said.

One person died and another was injured after they were struck by a garbage truck in Lowell early Tuesday morning, according to officials. The garbage truck backed into a man shortly before 5 a.m. on Spring Street, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office and Lowell Police Department said in a joint statement. The man died at the scene, officials said.

Following a 911 call, police found Tige Dyer shot at his home. Despite immediate medical attention, he succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.