Public Safety
A police investigation is underway after a fatal shooting Thursday night in Dorchester.
Police responded to a report of shots fired near 89 Woodrow Ave. at around 11:11 p.m., and found a man suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds. The man, whose... Read more
Officials on Wednesday night arrested and charged a 17-year-old from Dorchester for the fatal daylight shooting of an 18-year-old in Dorchester in the afternoon. The suspect is being charged as a juvenile, his name has not been released.
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An investigation is underway following the fatal shooting of a teenager in broad daylight on Wednesday afternoon in Dorchester. Police initially responded to an emergency call of shots fired at around 12:11 p.m near 6 Cameron St., where they found a male... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man was found lying in the middle of the road outside 12 Colorado St. in Mattapan with a gunshot wound around 9:40 p.m. on Saturday.
He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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The Boston Police Department reports a man was shot outside 566 Columbia Road, near Hancock Street, around 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Andrew Farley, 62, of Dorchester, was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police say.
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Boston Mayor Marty Walsh made an emphatic push on Wednesday to license undocumented immigrants who drive in Massachusetts, throwing his support behind legislation pending on Beacon Hill that faces an important deadline. Walsh penned an opinion piece for... Read more
The Supreme Judicial Court on Monday ordered a new trial for David Nicanor Diaz Perez of Mattapan, sentenced to life without parole on charges he shot a man in the back outside a baby shower at the Roslindale Amvets post in 2003.
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The Boston Police Department reports that Yonan Guerrero, 16, of Dorchester, was stabbed during a large fight on Blue Hill Avenue, near Seaver Street on Saturday afternoon.
After being stabbed outside 575 Blue Hill Ave. around 4:50 p.m., he was taken to a... Read more
The Boston Fire Department reports four people were injured in a fire at 357 Seaver St., from which one resident and a cat were rescued from the third floor.
The fire, called in around 4:15 p.m., displaced a total of five people, the department says.... Read more
A young man was shot and later died at a Boston hospital last Wednesday night (Jan. 22) after a shooting incident unfolded on Juliette St. near Ronan Park. Boston Police say they were alerted to the gunfire by the Shot Spotter system around 7:14 p.m.
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