Fatal shooting in Jackson Square

New England Radio News tweets a fatal shooting shortly before 2 a.m. at a basketball court off Centre Street near the Bromley-Heath project.

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Keep me updated please. I

Keep me updated please. I work at a local health center with a Violence Intervention and Prevention program reaching out to victims families and trying to prevent the madness in this area the best we can.

Shot in the head

Channel 25 reports.

His mother lives in Weymouth.

His mother lives in Weymouth. He had 2 young children, 7 and 3.

I am not seeing this anywhere

I am not seeing this anywhere else. Maybe I don't know where to look?

Whit

Victim described

Black male in his 20s, Boston Police report

Honestly, I would never have

Honestly, I would never have heard about this if it were not for Universal Hub. Well, at least not until the Gazette came out.

Whit

except that it was in the globe

...on the front page of boston.com, chief.

Yes, Captain, but ...

Not until 10:07 a.m.

Was it really? I checked a

Was it really? I checked a couple of times during the day yesterday and never did see it. I am pretty literate--but that is one pretty jumbled webpage so guess I missed it.

Whit

Victim identified

Boston Police report he is Derek Crowder, 25, of Roxbury.

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