Crime & Safety
Death Investigation Ongoing In East Boston
Police say a man was found dead in a car on an East Boston street.
EAST BOSTON — Boston police are investigating a death that happened in East Boston Thursday afternoon.
According to police, the man was found in a black sedan on Shelby Street near Eagle Street and was reported around 12:25 p.m.
Multiple news outlets have reported a heavy police presence surrounding Shelby Street Thursday afternoon, noting that the street has been shut down.
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Police originally reported the death as a stabbing, with the man in critical condition, but later said he was found dead at the scene.
Neither the man's name nor age was given.
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No additional information was immediately released.
BREAKING: SWAT officers with shields and long guns leave scene in East Boston. A teenager tells #WCVB he saw a man severely wounded in parked vehicle on Shelby St. pic.twitter.com/G0bRjODimj
— David Bienick (@BienickWCVB) December 16, 2021
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