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Two shot in Roxbury; one dies

Updated with BPD information.

Boston Police report the two men were shot shortly after 11 p.m. outside 21 Greenville St. The more seriously wounded man, Raheem Ramirez, was pronounced dead at a local hospital about an hour later; the other victim will survive.

At about 11:15 PM, officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force observed two males matching the given description riding on a scooter in the area of Dudley and Shirley Streets. After a brief pursuit, officers were able to take both suspects, later identified as Elijah Small, 19, of Norwood and Lamar Brison, 24, of Dorchester, into custody. Officers also recovered a firearm during the foot chase. It is not known at this time if both suspects were directly involved in the shooting on Greenville Street.

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