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Police identify suspect in deadly Brighton shooting

Gammada Musa Boston Police Department

Boston police have identified a suspect in relation to the shooting death of a 30-year-old Brighton man on Thursday.

Police said Tuesday they are looking for 25-year-old Gammada Musa of Brighton. Musa is considered armed and dangerous, according to police.

At about 11:45 p.m. on Thursday, officers responded to a call for a person shot on Teleford Street. Officers found a man, whom police later identified as Desmond Joseph, suffering from gunshot wounds. Joseph was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Police are asking anyone with any information to call detectives at 617-343-4470 or the fugitive unit at 617-343-4468.

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