15-Year-Old Shot And Killed Near Boston Playground

BOSTON — A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed near a playground in Boston Wednesday night, now Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden are raising concerns about violence in the city.

"We need to do everything we can to wrap around and support the young men and women that are out here dealing with trauma, dealing with this violence," said Hayden during a news conference Wednesday night. "We have to get ahold of the guns that are on our street and in our young people's hands, so that hopefully, we won't have another one of these happen again."

"I am deeply devastated," Wu added. "When we see the loss of life, particularly a young child, we are all robbed of the potential, the life that was ahead of this young person."

Officers responded to a report of a shooting near 28 Ellington Street, near a playground just after 7:30 p.m.

Witnesses told police they heard multiple gunshots before EMS arrived. Once EMS was at the scene, police say the teenager was taken to a hospital where they were pronounced dead.

So far no arrests have been made, but police are asking anyone with information to contact them.

Boston police declined any further questions on the shooting as the teenager was a minor, and the investigation is ongoing.

Police say it's unclear what led up to the shooting and if the teen was targeted or if he was an unintended victim.

No additional information was immediately available.