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FOUND: Mattapan 12-Year-Old Last Seen Leaving School Holding Basketball: Police FOUND: Mattapan 12-Year-Old Last Seen Leaving School Holding Basketball: Police
Found: Mattapan 12-Year-Old Last Seen Leaving School Holding Basketball: Police The Boston Police Department announced that Adrian Nelson Gaines had been found around 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2.  Please cancel Missing Person Alert, 12-year-old Adrian Gaines has been located. — Boston Police Dept. (@bostonpolice) February 2, 2023 Police are asking for the public's assistance to find a missing Boston preteen, officials say.  Adrian Nelson Gaines, 12, was last seen leaving the Young Achievers Science and Math Pilot School located at 20 Outlook Road in Mattapan around 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1, according to the Boston Police Department.  Gaines is described a…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Obituaries
Man Fatally Shot In Broad Daylight Near Dorchester Non-Profit Was Father Of 2 Man Fatally Shot In Broad Daylight Near Dorchester Non-Profit Was Father Of 2
Man Fatally Shot In Broad Daylight Near Dorchester Non-Profit Was Father Of 2 A 35-year-old man who was fatally shot in broad daylight in Boston near a local non-profit organization was a father and stepfather to several children, his family says. Elijah Pinckney, of Dorchester, was fatally 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. "This is another unfortunate incident," Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said regarding the shooting. "We simply have too many guns…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
HOMICIDE: Police ID Man Fatally Shot During Boston's Caribbean Carnival HOMICIDE: Police ID Man Fatally Shot During Boston's Caribbean Carnival
Homicide: Police ID Man Fatally Shot During Boston's Caribbean Carnival Authorities have identified a man who was shot during Boston's Caribbean Carnival as 33-year-old Derrell Russell of Brighton.  Russell was shot in the area of 970 Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester around 5:41 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, Boston Police said. He was taken to a local hospital where he later died.  This happened in the area of Harambee Park where the city's 49th Caribbean Carnival celebration was happening the same day, Boston.com reports.  The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Boston Police at (617) 343-4470.&n…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
HOMICIDE: Man Killed In Late Afternoon Shooting During Boston's Caribbean Carnival HOMICIDE: Man Killed In Late Afternoon Shooting During Boston's Caribbean Carnival
Homicide: Man Killed In Late Afternoon Shooting During Boston's Caribbean Carnival Authorities are investigating after a person was shot to death in the late afternoon in Boston.  Police responded to a report of a person shot in the area of 970 Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester around 5:41 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, Boston Police said. Upon arrival, officers found an adult male victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital where he later died, according to police. This happened in the area of Harambee Park where the city's 49th Caribbean Carnival celebration was happening the same day, Boston.com reports.  The investigatio…

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by David Cifarelli