From BPD News
At about 12:18 PM, on Monday, October 10, 2022, officers assigned to District B2 (Dorchester/Roxbury), responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the rear of 2990 Washington Street in Roxbury.
On arrival, officers located Rasante Osorio, 14, of Dorchester suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Boston EMS transported the victim to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. A second juvenile male was also located suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and was transported to a local area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Boston Police Department continues to actively review the facts and circumstances surrounding this incident. Anyone with information is strongly urged to contact Boston Police Homicide Detectives at (617) 343-4470.
Community members wishing to assist this investigation anonymously can do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463). The Boston Police Department will stringently guard and protect the identities of all those who wish to help this investigation in an anonymous manner.
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