Murder
Man bludgeoned to death with baseball bat near Ruggles
By adamg - 2/9/12 - 11:12 pmColin Young reports a bludgeoning death tonight in an apartment at Tremont and Cunard streets. Brian D'Amico reports at least one of three suspects is in custody.
UPDATE: Boston Police report the victim was in his 50s and pronounced dead at the scene. "The preliminary investigation indicates that this was not a random incident."
Man shot to death in Dorchester; first murder of the year
By adamg - 1/14/12 - 5:19 pmBoston Police report a man in his 20s was shot shortly before 2 p.m. at 23 Trull St. He was transported to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The house is across the street from where Edward Andrade was fatally shot in the head last April.
Stabbed to death in East Boston on Christmas Eve
By adamg - 12/24/11 - 9:26 pmBoston Police report a Hispanic man in his early 20s was found stabbed at 100 Meridian St. He was taken to Mass. General, where he was pronounced dead.
Shot to death in Dorchester
By adamg - 12/9/11 - 10:21 amThe homicide unit is at 47 Winston Rd., where a body was found this morning.
The victim is Dorchester's 27th murder victim this year (map).
Man shot to death outside Roxbury liquor store
By adamg - 12/7/11 - 6:36 amThe homicide unit was on scene outside Dearborn Liquors, 60 Dearborn St., Tuesday night. The suspect may be a black man in his late 30s or early 40s, with "Jamaican style" hair under a long cap, who rode away on a bicycle.
Man shot to death inside Dorchester three decker
By adamg - 12/6/11 - 8:50 pmThe homicide unit responded to 7 Samoset St., where a man was shot around 8 p.m.
The Dorchester Reporter reports the victim died. He is Dorchester's 26th murder victim this year.
Homicide detectives investigating death of Egleston Square woman
By adamg - 12/4/11 - 5:58 pmUPDATE: Police say death was a homicide.
Boston Police report the body of a 60-year-old woman was found around 10 a.m., Saturday at 8 Wardman Rd.
Although police say her cause of death will be determined by an autopsy, they are asking anybody who might know anything about the death to contact homicide detectives at 617-343-4470 or by calling the anonymous tip line at 800-494-TIPS or texting TIP to to CRIME (27463).
UPDATE: The Globe reports the woman was Gail Miles, Watertown’s first black police officer.
Man shot in head in Charlestown
By adamg - 11/29/11 - 7:37 pmWoman found dead in Mattapan apartment
By adamg - 11/21/11 - 4:52 pmUPDATE: Ruled a murder.
Boston Police tweet they are investigating the death of a woman in her 30s in an apartment at 50 Fairlawn Ave.
Two women found shot to death in Dorchester
By adamg - 11/14/11 - 10:50 amBoston Police report two women in their 20s were found with fatal gunshot wounds inside 50 Harlem St. around 9:15 a.m.
They are Dorchester's 24th and 25th murder victims this year (map).
