Murder

21 Kenney St..

UPDATE: Boston Police report the victim, a woman in her 30s, was found with head trauma around 7:45 a.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Boston Police report a man, 21, was found with gunshot wounds around 4:15 p.m. at 48 Horadan Way. He was taken to Brigham and Women's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Wild discrepancy between two sets of crime data released by the Boston Police Department.

Two weeks before year-end, Boston has seen a leveling or drop in most major crime categories throughout each neighborhood, when comparing 2010 to 2009 year to date figures.

What's disturbing is that the homicide level in the city has exploded more than 50%, rising from 46 to 73 murders, thus far.

Murders in Area A (West End, Charlestown, Downtown, East Boston) and Area D (South End, Back Bay, Fenway, Allston/Brighton) dropped but homicides in Area B and Area E have more than doubled while Area C has increased by 50%.

E-13 (Jamaica Plain) and B-3 (Mattapan / North Dorchester) are the hardest-hit districts.

Why would this discrepancy exist?

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Boston Police report a man was shot around 5:30 p.m. at 21 Crowell St. on the Dorchester/Mattapan line. The 36-year-old man was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

He is Dorchester's 30th murder victim this year (map).

UPDATE: The victim died; the alleged shooter was captured and is due for arraignment in Roxbury District Court.

Police have surrounded a building on Homestead Street between Walnut Avenue and Harold Street this afternoon, where they think somebody responsible for a shooting at Homestead and Walnut might be holed up. The homicide unit was summoned.

Boston Police report a man, 35, was found with multiple gunshot wounds around 12:30 a.m. at 22 Fessenden St. in Mattapan. He was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Boston Police tweet a body was found this morning behind 63 Mascot St., directly across the street from where a teenager was shot to death on Sunday. The homicide unit is on scene.

Boston Police report finding a male in his late teens with a gunshot wound at 64 Mascot St. around 12:55 a.m. today. He was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

He is the second Dorchester teen shot to death in four days and Dorchester's 29th murder victim this year.

UPDATE: Arrest made.

Boston Police report a 30-year-old man was stabbed at the Dearborn Liquor Store, 60 Dearborn St. around 8 p.m. on Saturday. He was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Boston Police report an 18-year-old was found shot around 1:20 p.m. at 34 Mallon Rd. He was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. AlertNewEngland reports the victim was shot in the chest.

He is Dorchester's 28th murder victim this year (Dorchester murder map).

An argument on a 44 bus on Humboldt Avenue this morning ended in a fatal knife fight, according to the MBTA and the Boston Globe.

The Herald reports police are looking for four people who fled the bus.

The fight erupted around 9 a.m. as the bus neared the Trotter School, 135 Humboldt Ave. A nurse at the school rushed outside and performed CPR on the more seriously injured person, but he died, the Globe reports.

Boston Police report a man in his 30s was shot at 1150 Harrison Ave. around 12:30 a.m. He was transported to Boston Medical Center, pronounced dead.

Boston Police report finding a man in his late 20s shot repeatedly at 60 Catawba St. around 9:40 a.m. He was taken to Boston Medical Center, pronounced dead.

Boston Police report a 30-year-old man was found shot at 481 Geneva Ave. around 8 p.m. The man was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

The Herald reports he was shot in the throat.

The man is Boston's 58th murder victim this year - and the third since Saturday. He is the 26th murder victim this year in Dorchester.

NECN reports two people were shot around 6 p.m. at 205 Boylston St. and that one has life-threatening injuries.

UPDATE: Boston Police report one of the shooting victims has died.

Channel 4 reports Boston Police are investigating how two men were shot around 2 a.m. outside the Breezeway, 153 Blue Hill Ave.

In June, the Boston Licensing Board ordered the bar shut for two weeks following an April mini-riot that required every officer in District B-2 to quell.

344 Warren St., this afternoon.

UPDATE: Boston Police report a woman was declared dead at the scene; a man was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive.

Boston Police report a man, 35, was murdered around 11:40 p.m. Thursday at 42 Harrison Archway at the Cathedral housing project.

The victim was taken to nearby Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Woolson Street turned into a grisly scene around 1 a.m.; one of the victims is a toddler, Channel 5 reports. Police are looking for a silver or gray Ford Explorer. Channel 7 reports the adults were all shot in the head.

Two weeks ago, a man was shot in the shoulder around the corner; three men are sought.

Apparently stymied in their investigation, Boston Police are seeking help from the public to find Jamil Harmon's murderer.

Harmon was stabbed to death around 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 18 on Blue Hill Avenue between Seaver Street and Columbia Road. Police say "many people were in the area at the time that the victim was murdered" and are hoping anybody who saw something will either call the homicide unit at 617-343-4470 or contact the anonymous tip line by calling 1-800-494-TIPS or texting TIP to CRIME (27463).

When he died, Harmon left behind his son, Treshawn Boyd, along with his parents, two sisters and his grandparents.

Memorial video (NSFW for language):

Boston Police report two men, both 21, were shot around 7:30 p.m. at 27 Cameron St.

One was pronounced dead shortly after arrival at Boston Medical Center; the other is expected to survive.

The dead man is Dorchester's 26th murder victim this year (maps).

Boston Police report an 18-year-old shot in the head late Monday died today.

The teen was found around 11:15 p.m. at 9 Tonawanda St. with a gunshot wound and was rushed to Boston Medical Center.

He was shot about 2 1/2 hours after another 18-year-old was fatally shot in Mattapan.

The teen, not identified by police, is Dorchester's 25th murder victim this year (map).

The Globe reports a teen was pronounced dead at Boston Medical Center after being shot on Astoria Street around 8:30 p.m.

AlertNewEngland tweets the shooting happened at 60 Astoria St., that the teen was shot in the chest and that police are looking for a black Suzuki.

Boston Police report arresting Roger Paron, 51, on charges he killed his wife sometime before 4 p.m. Sunday at 7 Bicknell St.

Police did not release further details.

Innocent, etc.

Boston Police report two 18-year-olds were shot at 471 Blue Hill Ave. shortly after midnight this morning. One was pronounced at the scene; the other was rushed to Boston Medical Center. Police add:

The preliminary investigation indicates that this is not a random incident. Both victims are known to police.