Hanser Abraham Moreta-Gonzalez was shot on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 625 Shawmut Avenue in Roxbury just after 6 p.m., Boston police said. Doctors pronounced him dead after responders rushed him to an area hospital.
Several people posted condolences to Moreta on social media. A friend of the Madison High School graduate wrote that Moreta was "always just trying to have a good time and make everyone around him laugh."
Police are still investigating the shooting and ask anyone with information about the killing to call homicide detectives at 617-343-4470. You can make an anonymous tip by calling CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1-800-494-TIPS.
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