Daylight shooting in Dorchester spurs death investigation
“This should not be happening in our neighborhoods.”
A man was pronounced dead at the scene following a brazen daylight shooting in Dorchester early Monday afternoon, Boston police said in a news release. Officers responded to the incident around 12:04 p.m., finding the victim “suffering from apparent gunshot wounds” just outside 45 Bernard St., where he was declared dead on the scene, police said. “God bless him,” Boston Police Commissioner William Gross toldThe Boston Globe. “This should not be happening in our neighborhoods.” The investigation is ongoing and police urge anyone with information relative to the incident to contact homicide detectives at 617-343-4470 or the anonymous CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 800-494-TIPS.The victim has not yet been identified and no arrests have been made.Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins thanked those who called 911 to report the shooting, adding that officials will need the public to help with the investigation too, the Globe reported. “This is a brazen daytime shooting,” she told the newspaper. “We need to work really hard together and we hope you trust us enough to call and give us information if you have any information.”
Death Investigation in the area of 45 Bernard Street in Dorchester https://t.co/pjEsS9aPqZ
— Boston Police Dept. (@bostonpolice) May 18, 2020
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