Crime & Safety
Boston Police Investigating Homicide After July 4th Celebration
Roxbury Police are actively investigating a brutal crime scene in Roxbury that took place late at night after some July 4th celebrations.
ROXBURY, MA — A Boston police officer overheard gunshots during a patrol in the area of Seaver Street and Humboldt Avenue in Roxbury early Monday morning.
When the officer arrived on the scene, he found a man who had been shot multiple times and then run over by a car. According to a Boston Police Facebook post, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
A report from Live Boston claims that the man was still pinned under the car when police arrived and that there was an unruly crowd around a long trail of blood behind the vehicle as the officer tried to help the victim.
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The Boston Police Department is actively looking into the facts around this incident and is asking anyone with information to contact the homicide department at (617) 343-4470.
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