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'We Have To Do Better': Tributes Flood For Men Fatally Shot At Boston Party 'We Have To Do Better': Tributes Flood For Men Fatally Shot At Boston Party
'We Have To Do Better': Tributes Flood For Men Fatally Shot At Boston Party The recent shooting deaths of two men in Boston has spread both heartbreak and frustration among several neighboring communities.  Tefan Ivy, age 32, of Brockton, and Jermaine Daye, age 23, of Randolph, were killed in the shooting that happened near 26 Melbourne Street in Dorchester on Sunday, Sept. 4. The shooting apparently happened at a house party in the area, NBC Boston reports.  One man died at the scene while the other died at a local hospital, according to Boston Police. Their deaths have sent shockwaves through the local community, with tributes honoring both men and calling for ch…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
2 Killed, 1 Injured After Boston House Party Erupts In Gunfire: Report 2 Killed, 1 Injured After Boston House Party Erupts In Gunfire: Report
2 Killed, 1 Injured After Boston House Party Erupts In Gunfire: Report Two people are dead and another injured in an early morning shooting in Boston, multiple news outlets report.  Police responded to the shooting in the area of Melbourne Street in Dorchester around 3 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4, Boston25 reports.  One person was pronounced dead at the scene and another died at a local hospital, the outlet reports. A third victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. This man says he was in the backyard when he heard 5 or so shots fired from the front of the house. He and another man hopped a fence and took off running. @NBC10Bost…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Boston Police ID 2 Men Fatally Shot Hours Apart In Dorchester, Roxbury Boston Police ID 2 Men Fatally Shot Hours Apart In Dorchester, Roxbury
Boston Police ID 2 Men Fatally Shot Hours Apart In Dorchester, Roxbury Authorities have identified two men shot to death hours apart in two neighboring Boston neighborhoods, authorities said. Keondre Roberts, age 25, of Boston died after being shot in the area of 7 Van Winkle Street in Dorchester just after 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31, Boston Police said. Roberts died after he checked themself into a local hospital, police added.  Then, 29-year-old Damonte Dancy, of Roxbury, died after being shot in the area of Dale Street and Regent Street in Roxbury around 8:20 p.m. the same day, police said. Roberts was pronounced dead at the …

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
2 Men Fatally Shot Hours Apart In Dorchester, Roxbury: Police 2 Men Fatally Shot Hours Apart In Dorchester, Roxbury: Police
2 Men Fatally Shot Hours Apart In Dorchester, Roxbury: Police Two men were shot to death hours apart in two neighboring Boston neighborhoods, authorities said. Police first responded to a report of shots fired in the area of 7 Van Winkle Street in Dorchester just after 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31, Boston Police said. Upon arrival, officers learned that victim checked themself into a local hospital where he later died.  Police then responded to another report of shots fired in the area of Dale Street and Regent Street in Roxbury around 8:20 p.m., police said. Responding officers found the male victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound …

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by David Cifarelli
Lifestyle
Author Plans To Walk Every Neighborhood In Boston For Good Causes, You Can Join Him Author Plans To Walk Every Neighborhood In Boston For Good Causes, You Can Join Him
Author Plans To Walk Every Neighborhood In Boston For Good Causes, You Can Join Him We all have those friends we've promised to get coffee and catch up with but can never find the time. Or those places in our cities that we always wanted to visit but just never get around to it.  One Boston author has decided to keep those promises and walk every neighborhood in the city for a good cause. Patrick Maguire will hoof it to raise money for Make-A-Wish Foundation Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Stride for Stride, and you can join him. But if you can't make it and still want to help out, you can donate to his GoFundMe.  "I want to rekindle relationships wi…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Unmarked Mass State Police Cruiser Involved In Boston Crash That Injured 4 Unmarked Mass State Police Cruiser Involved In Boston Crash That Injured 4
Unmarked Mass State Police Cruiser Involved In Boston Crash That Injured 4 Four people are hospitalized after a vehicle rear-ended an unmarked Massachusetts State Police cruiser in Boston, authorities said. The vehicle was driving in the area of Morton and Canterbury streets in Dorchester when it struck the cruiser around 2:05 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10, State Police said. A Trooper inside the cruiser and the three occupants of the other vehicle were all taken to area hospital with minor injuries, police said. The back end of the cruiser sustained heavy damage as well as the front end of the striking vehicle. 

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by David Cifarelli
Schools
Boston Teacher Who Was Gang Member, Tried To Kill Student Must Pay $10M: Report Boston Teacher Who Was Gang Member, Tried To Kill Student Must Pay $10M: Report
Boston Teacher Who Was Gang Member, Tried To Kill Student Must Pay $10M: Report A former Boston high school teacher who moonlighted as a street gang member must pay $10 million to the former student he recruited to sell drugs and then tried to assassinate, a court ruled recently.  Shaun O. Harrison, formerly of Dorchester, is serving a 26-year prison sentence after a court convicted him in 2018 of assault with intent to murder and a slew of other crimes, the Associated Press said. On Friday, a judge ruled the former Dean of Students at English High School should pay his victim $7.5 million for pain and suffering, $2.5 million for punitive damages, and $80,000 in me…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Boston Man Shot Dead In Broad Daylight In Dorchester: Police Boston Man Shot Dead In Broad Daylight In Dorchester: Police
Boston Man Shot Dead In Broad Daylight In Dorchester: Police Oner person has died in a daylight shooting in Boston, authorities said. Police responded to the area of 215 Norwell Street in Dorchester around just after 12 p.m. on Monday, August 1, Boston Police said.  Upon arrival, officers found an adult male victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The man was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to police.  The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (617) 343-4470.  Anonymous tips can be sent to CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by te…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Ski Mask-Wearing, Barefoot Boston Teen Nabbed For Carrying Loaded Gun: Police Ski Mask-Wearing, Barefoot Boston Teen Nabbed For Carrying Loaded Gun: Police
Ski Mask-Wearing, Barefoot Boston Teen Nabbed For Carrying Loaded Gun: Police Police say they found a loaded stolen handgun when they arrested a 19-year-old Boston man following a street fight early Sunday morning, July 31.  Corey Robinson of Dorchester was running away from the brawl barefoot and wearing a ski mask when police spotted him on Dakota Street near Greenbrier Street, Boston police said. Officers patrolling the area stopped him and found the Taurus G3 loaded with a round in the chamber and seven more bullets in the clip, authorities said.  Robinson got very angry when police surrounded him and refused to go peacefully, police said. They were eve…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Boston Men Charged With Killing Mother Of 2 In Drag Race Crash: Prosecutor Boston Men Charged With Killing Mother Of 2 In Drag Race Crash: Prosecutor
Boston Men Charged With Killing Mother Of 2 In Drag Race Crash: Prosecutor Prosecutors say they charged two Boston men with manslaughter after they crashed while drag racing and killed a 36-year-old woman and mother of two.  Sean Desiree and Damiel Griffiths, both of Dorchester, were racing down Washington Street at speeds up to 71 miles per hour in the early hours of June 11, the Suffolk County Prosecutor's Office said.  As they sped down the street, Griffiths' Infinity swerved to miss another car but accidentally crashed into the passenger door of Desiree's BMW, which caused both cars to lose control, officials said.  Desiree then careened into t…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Recent Middle School Grad, 15, Killed In Boston Shooting: Police Recent Middle School Grad, 15, Killed In Boston Shooting: Police
Recent Middle School Grad, 15, Killed In Boston Shooting: Police Boston police officers and the mayor are asking for the public's help to find out who shot and killed a 15-year-old boy Wednesday night.  Curtis Ashford Jr. died Wednesday night after someone shot him only a few minutes from his Dorchester home, his mom, Starsha Groce, told Boston25. Curtis, who recently graduated from McCormack Middle School, told his mom that he wanted to go play with his friends. He never came home.  “He told me he was at the court playing ball with his friends and I told him to make sure be home by 8 — before the lights come on, and he texted me back OK," his mom told …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Fentanyl Found On Boston Man Who Threatened To Attack People With Machete Fentanyl Found On Boston Man Who Threatened To Attack People With Machete
Fentanyl Found On Boston Man Who Threatened To Attack People With Machete A 49-year-old Boston man should have probably cleaned out his car after police say he pulled a machete on multiple people Tuesday, July 26.  Jorge Gonzalez of Dorchester reportedly pulled the weapon during separate arguments that morning before speeding off in his car, Boston police said. Later that day, an officer spotted the vehicle in the area of Columbia Road around 1 p.m.  Boston police pulled the car over and held the driver while the people could tell if it was the same man who'd pulled the black machete. It was, Boston police said.  As they arrested Gonzalez, of…

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by Josh Lanier