Police Identify Victim, 22, in Dorchester Shooting

Boston, MA - The Boston Police Department has identified the victim from last week's fatal shooting as David Stewart, a 22-year-old from Dorchester.

According to a statement out Monday from BPD, police in the Mattapan district arrived to 87 Southern Avenue, Dorchester, in response to reports of shots fired around 9:15 p.m. Thursday. There, they found Stewart -- originally described only as "a male victim in his 20s" -- suffering from an apparent gunshot wound

Police said Stewart was transported by emergency medical services to Boston Medical Center, where he later died.

The BPD is investigating Stewart's death, and asks anyone with information to...

• Call Boston Police Homicide Detectives at (617) 343-4470
• Anonymously contact the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463)

The Boston Police Department will stringently guard and protect the identities of all those who wish to help this investigation in an anonymous manner, the statement said.