Mattapan

Dead man found in Mattapan cemetery

Boston Police report a man was found with a gunshot wound inside Calvary Cemetery at Harvard and Walk Hill streets, around 10:45 a.m.

The victim is Boston's 19th homicide victim this year - and the sixth since the Marathon.

Teen charged with trying to burn down Mattapan roller rink that denied her entry

A Mattapan 14-year-old was arraigned yesterday on an arson charge in Dorchester District Court for allegedly setting the front door of the Chez Vouz roller rink on Rhodes Street on fire Saturday night, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

The teen, not named because of her age, allegedly shoved burning papers into the front door, after she was turned away around 10 p.m. the DA's office says, adding she had been earlier barred by the rink for 30 days for "fighting and making threats to other patrons."

Three-alarm fire in Mattapan injures three firefighters

Evelyn Street fire. Photo by BFD.Evelyn Street fire. Photo by BFD.

A fire reported around 3:40 a.m. at 15 Evelyn St. sent three firefighters to the hospital and did an estimated $500,000 in damage, according to the Boston Fire Department. One firefighter suffered heat exhaustion, another back injuries and a third burns to his knee.

The Red Cross reports it is providing aid to four adults and one child displaced, but not injured, by the fire.

The fire got bad enough that firefighters were ordered out of the building.

Fire officials say the cause and point of origin of the fire remains under investigation.

Firefighters attack the fire. Photo by BFD.Firefighters attack the fire. Photo by BFD.

Dorchester man charged with Mattapan murder

Boston Police report arresting Christopher Jackson, 26, of Dorchester, on charges he fatally shot Keosha Gilmore, 25, in the head on Feb. 19, 2012. Police credit a WFXT report for helping lead them to Jackson.

Innocent, etc.

Man shot in chest across street from Mattapan police station

A man was shot in the chest, leg and arm around 9:55 p.m. inside the Mama Supermarket at the corner of Blue Hill Avenue and Morton Street diagonally across from the B-3 police station.

Because of the severity of his injuries, the homicide unit was summoned.

Police are looking for two black men, dressed all in black except for white sneakers, who ran out of the store and then down Blue Hill Avenue toward Woolson.

Somebody shoots at car, which flips over

Around 9:45 on Nelson Street near Selden Street. For some reason, the car's two occupants didn't want to wait around for EMTs or police; they ran away - and one jumped over a fence in a nearby yard. The fence jumper was wearing a blue knit cap.

Man charged with Mattapan murder

Updated.

A Plymouth man was ordered held without bail yesterday on charges he murdered Rayshawn Few on Woodruff Way on Feb. 17, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

Kewon "Killer" Kelley, 26, was arrested in Brockton the night before.

According to prosecutors, Few arrived at a 24 Woodruff Way party with uninvited guests, an argument broke out around 2:30 a.m., and Kelley pulled out a gun and killed Few by shooting him several times.

Police arrived in time to see a brown car racing from the scene. They chased, the car suddenly stopped and three men ran out. Police nabbed Osmell Odena, 22, and charged him with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. A third man in the car, Jamal Gittens of Mattapan, was charged with failure to stop for police and resisting arrest. Neither Odena nor Gittens face charges related to the murder, the DA's office says.

Innocent, etc.

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Man stabbed in Mattapan, in bad shape

Boston Police report a man, 23, was found with life-threatening stab wounds around 3:30 p.m. at 16 Almont St.

Police say they are looking for a black man, about 5'9" and 150 lbs, wearing a black cap or doo rag, a black hoodie and blue jeans, who fled the scene in a white SUV.

Man shot to death in Mattapan; one suspect arrested, two sought

UPDATE: Second suspect arrested.

UPDATE: Police identify the victim as Rayshawn Lamont Few, 27.

Boston Police report finding a man with multiple gunshot wounds at 24 Woodruff Way around 2:35 a.m. today. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Man found dead in running car in Mattapan

In what might be the day's second snow-related carbon-monoxide death, the Boston Fire Department reports firefighters found a dead man in a running car outside 57 Woolston St. in Mattapan.

The department says nearby residents told firefighters who arrived around 4:20 p.m. that the man had been sitting in the running car since 11 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene; police are now investigating. The victim was in his 20s.

Earlier in the day, a boy died of carbon monoxide poisoning after taking refuge from the cold in an SUV with an exhaust pipe blocked by snow.

Councilor will not give up dream of high school in Mattapan

City Councilor Charles Yancey (Dorchester, Mattapan) today seeks approval from his fellow councilors for a hearing to look at borrowing $115 million to build a new high school on the grounds of the old Mattapan State Hospital.

Yancey has pushed the idea, with no success, for more than a decade, arguing the city is failing its students without a brand-new high school and that the city is wasting its money renovating existing high schools in old buildings, such as the Quincy School.

Cooperating home invader gets 16 to 18 years for his part in events leading up to Mattapan massacre

Kimani Washington was sentenced today for his part in the armed robbery that took place before four adults and a toddler were taken outside and shot to death, four of them fatally, on Sept. 28, 2010, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

Washington's sentencing came after he pleaded guilty to charges of home invasion, armed robbery, armed carjacking, unlawful possession of a firearm, trafficking in a Class B substance, and possession of a Class D substance. The DA's office says Washington, who was facing two assault-and-battery charges at the time, left Woolson Street before the massacre.

Washington was a key prosecution witness in the case against Dwayne Moore, who convicted of first-degree murder last month. He also testified against his cousin, Edward Washington, who was acquitted on murder charges last March.

Early morning fire forces residents out of Mattapan three decker

The Boston Fire Department reports a 2-alarm fire at 16 Estella St. forced out 12 people and sent one firefighter to the hospital with burns.

The fire, reported at 2:08 a.m., did an estimated $500,000 damage, the department reports, adding the cause remains under investigation.

Three charged with using shotgun to rob man's phone in Morton Street parking lot

Boston Police report arresting two men and a woman on charges they separated a man from his phone and a large amount of cash late Wednesday night in the parking lot of the Walgreens pharmacy at Morton and Norfolk streets in Mattapan.

Police: Burglar prowling Mattapan, Roslindale

Boston Police report three residential break-ins Wednesday and Thursday along the Mattapan/Hyde Park line and in Roslindale:

Wayward park-department snow plow found

Now police are investigating who took the plow/sander from its Park and Recreation yard at Franklin Park and drove it to Hummingbird Lane and Lark Drive in Mattapan. It was recovered in good condition and is being dusted for prints.

Mattapan man wanted on charges he beat up ex-girlfriend, kidnapped their six-month-old son

GarciaBoston Police charge that when Juan Garcia's ex showed up at his apartment last night to pick up their six-month old son, Garcia refused to hand the infant over and instead punched and kicked her, threatened to kill her, then grabbed the baby and sped away.

Police say the woman wound up in Carney Hospital with facial injuries, the baby was eventually turned over to them but that Garcia remains on the lam - and facing charges of aggravated assault and battery, threats to kill, custodial kidnapping and child endangerment.

Garcia is 28, 5'4" and about 150 lbs. If you see him, contact B-3 detectives at 617-343-4712 or the anonymous tip line by calling 800-494-TIPS or texting TIP to CRIME (27463).

Innocent, etc.

Moore guilty of first-degree murder in Mattapan massacre retrial

The Globe's Brian Ballou tweets. Dwayne Moore will be formally sentenced to life without parole tomorrow for the deaths of three adults and a toddler on Woolson Street in Mattapan in 2010.

"At long last, I hope the victims and their families can take some small comfort in knowing that justice was done on their behalf, Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley said. "This is how justice is done – not in the street, with retaliation, but in court, with the careful presentation of all the facts and all the evidence. "

Mayor Menino used the verdict to push for tighter gun control:

When the Airing of Grievances goes horribly wrong

Around 9:30 p.m., police responded to Alpine Street in Mattapan, after a resident called 911 to report his roommate had just hit him with a pole.

Shots fired in Mattapan, bullet winds up in apartment

Boston Police are investigating gunfire around 11 a.m. on Gladeside Avenue that sent a bullet into a resident's apartment.

Heating work may be to blame for possible CO poisoning in Mattapan three decker

Boston Emergency Medical Services reports taking seven people to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after an apparent problem with a heating repair job sent high levels of carbon monoxide into the air.

Ambulances responded to 14 Woolson St., around 4:30 p.m., Boston EMS says.

The Boston Fire Department reports the seven people included one man working on the three decker's oil-fed heating system and said the gas may have gotten inside due to "possible separation of the duct work that carried the furnace gases outside.:

The Boston Fire Department reports crews shut the heating systems all all three floors of the three decker. After tests showed no further signs of carbon monoxide, the department says it's likely residents will be allowed back in.

Boston EMS adds:

CO illness symptoms include dizziness, nausea, headache and can come on quickly."Carbon Monoxide incidents can be serious. We strongly recommend having a licensed professional check your furnace, especially older homes.

Car trouble

Memorial Drive crash

Just as the Cambridge blackout was lifting, three cars failed to occupy the same space on Memorial Drive by the Mass. Ave. Bridge. Brian D'Amico, who took this and several other photos, reports two people were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.

An officer at the scene stated that even after the Accord struck the second car, it kept accelerating forward for awhile.

Earlier, around 10:25 a.m., a roving UHub photographer snapped a car taking things one step at a time on Morton Street, near Blue Hill Avenue, in Mattapan:

Car takes it one step at a time on Morton St.

Top photo copyright Brian D'Amico.