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Police responded to a call of a person shot in the area of Harvard and Paxton Streets around 1:13 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, Boston Police report.
This is within spitting distance of Sportsman Tennis and Enrichment Center, located in Harambee Park in Dorchester.
Upon arrival, officers found an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on scene, police said.
The shooting closed off as a result, WBZ-TV's Jordyn Jagolinzer reports.
"This is another unfortunate incident," Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said regarding the shooting. "We simply have too many guns and we have gun violence that impacts our communities in tragic and unforeseen ways."
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Boston Police at (617) 343-4470.
Anonymous tips can be made by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).
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