D.A., commissioner speak out as Boston police investigate fatal Roxbury shooting
"People need to be sheltering in place, essentially, and they aren’t complying."
One man died and two were injured during a shooting in Roxbury on Sunday night. Boston police responded to a call around 10:38 p.m. near 52 Kensington Park, where officers found three victims suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, according to a police news release.All three men were transported to a nearby hospital, where one of them died. Police said “the two remaining victims’ injuries are considered life-threatening at this time.” Their identities have not been released. Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins told WBZ Channel 4 that incidents like these shouldn’t be happening during a public health crisis. “We’ve seen an uptick in gun violence and we are in a global pandemic. People need to be sheltering in place, essentially, and they aren’t complying,” Rollins told the station. “If you are brandishing a firearm, you will be held accountable. You will be arrested and you will be sent to jail.”Boston Police Commissioner William Gross echoed the frustration, noting that some recent crimes were allegedly committed by inmates released due to COVID-19 concerns in the state’s prisons.“People who have been locked up for violent offenses and carrying firearms should not be released on personal [recognizance],” Gross told WBZ reporters. “I could care less if they get sick in jail or not — they are a danger to the community and you’re sending the wrong mentality.”Gross told WCVB Channel 5 that accused criminals who are being released on personal recognizance during the pandemic are likely to commit another crime. “Just last week, a known gang member — carrying a firearm, firing a firearm, home invasion — [was] released,” Gross told the news station. “When you do things like that it sets the mentality out in these streets that people can do what they want. This is unacceptable.”As the Boston Police Department continues to investigate the shooting, they’re urging anyone with information to contact Boston Police Homicide Detectives at 617-343-4470.
Death Investigation in the area of 52 Kensington Park in Roxbury https://t.co/zwlJrTsCUi
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