1 min readBy Published On: June 4th, 2020Categories: News0 Comments on Death Investigation in Dorchester

From BPD News:

At about 2:29 AM on Thursday, June 4, 2020, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) responded to a radio call for a person shot in the area of 68 Whitfield Street in Dorchester. Upon arrival, officers located two adult male victims suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Both victims were transported to a local hospital. One of the male victims later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced. The second victim’s injuries were determined to be non-life-threatening.

The Boston Police Department is actively reviewing the facts and circumstances surrounding this incident and is asking anyone with information relative to this investigation 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 assist this investigation in an anonymous manner.

To those who find themselves in need of emotional support or simply needing to talk to someone about distressing events in our community, the Boston Neighborhood Trauma Team (NTT) provides free, private support 24/7 at (617) 431-0125 or by visiting BPHC.org/trauma.

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