The Week in Review: South End Teen Dies in Shooting

Check out our top stories of the week below (just click the link to see the full story):

Friends Remember Fallen Teen: An 18-year-old man died of multiple gunshot wounds Saturday night after being shot at least twice in the area of West Brookline and Tremont streets, police said.

DA: South End Teen Was Killed Because Of His Address: Eighteen-year-old Alex Sierra was shot and killed Saturday night in the South End simply because of his address, District Attorney Daniel Conley said on Tuesday.

Opinion: A Real 10-Point Economic Plan for Boston: On Monday, Boston mayor Thomas M. Menino announced a “Ten Strategies for Job Growth” plan during a breakfast address before the Greater Boston Labor Council. Included are ideas such as increasing vocational and technical training and summer jobs programs, simplifying the city’s permitting process, and increasing city-state tax credits for infrastructure improvements.

Two Men Charged With Intimidating Witnesses in Sierra Murder Case: Two young men with possible gang connections have been charged with intimidating witnesses at the Edward Brooke Courthouse during Tuesday’s proceedings surrounding the murder of South End teenager Alex Sierra.

Alleged Hit-and-Run Driver Shot By Police After High-Speed Chase: A Boston man was shot and killed by police on Wednesday after leading them on a 20-mile high-speed chase from Roxbury all the way to the South Shore, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz announced.

9/11 VIDEO: 10 Years After Searching Ground Zero: On Sept. 11, 2001, Boston firefighter Pat Nichols traveled with the New England Urban Search and Rescue Team to Ground Zero. He looks back on a week of searching the rubble as a defining moment for him.

Villa Victoria Residents: Gang Violence Needs to End: For mothers with children living in Villa Victoria, Saturday’s violent killing of teenager Alex Sierra is yet another painful side effect of the ongoing gang feud with Mission Hill, a conflict some say has put their families at risk for more than 30 years.