A person was shot and killed at the intersection of Morton and West Selden streets in Mattapan on Thurs., Jan. 30, around 10:30 p.m., according to Boston Police who are investigating the homicide. Details about the victim’s identity have not yet been released to the public.

According to a BPD account, officers and Boston EMS were on the scene quickly and transported the victim to Boston Medical Center, where the person was later pronounced dead.

The homicide follows another, non-fatal shooting that took place nearby the night before. According to a police report reviewed by The Reporter, officers were called to a home on Sanford Street just off Morton Street near Lower Mills just before midnight for a report of a man suffering from a gunshot wound.

Police were let into the home and found a juvenile male victim suffering from a gunshot to the upper arm with heavy bleeding. He told police it happened while he was driving but was not specific about where it happened. He said after being shot, he drove home. Police found a Honda in the driveway with blood on it and a blood trail from the car to a side door of the home.
Boston EMS arrived at the home and transported the juvenile to BMC. His condition wasn’t immediately available.

Thursday night’s shooting death was the third reported murder of the year in the city. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Boston Police Homicide Unit at 617-343-4470.