A man was sliced in the arm and chest on Thetford Avenue at Evans Street shortly before 2:40 p.m., then ran all the way down to Washington Street - after accepting some towels from a utility worker - before police found him. Injuries not considered life threatening.
The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to 8 Thetford Ave., off Norfolk Street in Dorchester, for a two-alarm fire that displaced nine residents and a cat around 3 p.m. on Thursday. Read more.
Crime scene. Photo by Live Boston.
Live Boston reports somebody was shot in the head Thetford Avenue near Evans Street - and the Thetford-Evans Playground - shortly before 10:45 a.m.
Rendering by HDS Architecture.
The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved a plan by Habitat for Humanity to build a townhouse-style building with seven condos, all to be sold as affordable to buyers who would have to volunteer time to help put the building up, at Norfolk Street and Thetford Avenue in Dorchester. Read more.
Around 10:40 p.m. on Thetford Avenue at Evans Street. Because of the severity of the victim's injuries, the homicide unit was summoned, just in case.
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