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Even without Earl, a tree fell on Train Street Thursday evening, taking out an electric line that supplied residents and nearby traffic signals.
The Boston Police Department reports that two 18-year-olds were shot shortly after midnight, Thursday, at Blue Hill and Geneva avenues.
One of the teens was pronounced dead at the scene, the other was taken to Boston Medical Center for treatment.
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The Boston Police Department reports a 23-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound at 970 Blue Hill Ave. by Franklin Field around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday.
He was transported to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
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The Boston Police Department reports a man, 38, died at 61 Stratton St. after being shot repeatedly shortly before 6 a.m.
He is Dorchester's second murder victim Saturday (other victim was on Seaver Street) and the 22nd this year.
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The Boston Police Department reports a 45-year-old man was shot to death around 4 a.m. at 396 Seaver St. He is Dorchester's 21st murder victim this year.
Murders over the past year.
Serrano ceremony: Family of Geraldo Serrano gather around a plaque in his honor last Saturday.The area outside of an Upham’s Corner bodega became a place of remembrance Saturday as neighbors and friends of the late Geraldo Serrano gathered for the... Read more
Bruce Landers: Sets a trap in Lower MillsCity and state officials are stepping up monitoring efforts this week after a sample of mosquitoes captured in Dorchester last week tested positive for West Nile Virus, a bug and bird-borne disease that can be... Read more
For the second day in a row, somebody was murdered in broad daylight on a Dorchester street.
The Boston Police Department reports a man, 26, was found with a stab wound around 12:30 p.m. today at 600 Blue Hill Ave., across from Franklin Park near Seaver... Read more
Two people were shot, one fatally, last Thursday (Aug. 12) in front of an Adams Street home across the street from Hemenway Park. Police responded to the scene at 531 Adams Street — at the corner of Lonsdale Street— just before 9:30 p.m. Two male victims... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports Terrance Small, 39, was murdered outside 2 Shafter St. this afternoon.
Police say arriving officers found the man lying in the street, with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was... Read more
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