2 Dead, 2 Injured In Boston Shootings

BOSTON, MA — Two people are dead following multiple shootings in Boston Sunday evening, the Boston Police Department said in a news release Sunday.

The first shooting was reported on Wildwood Street in Mattapan at around 8:30 p.m., when officers said they found two males with apparent gunshot wounds. Both were taken to the hospital, where one died and the other continues to be treated for life-threatening injuries, police said.

Later, two additional shooting victims arrived at the hospital, one of them also succumbing to his injuries. Investigators have not connected the second person killed with the scene on Wildwood Street.

The fourth victim had gunshot wounds that were not life-threatening and were determined to have occurred during an unrelated shooting on Kingston Street.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Boston Police Homicide Detectives at (617) 343-4470.
Community members wishing to assist in these investigations anonymously can do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).

Police are urging that anyone in need of emotional support about distressing events in the community call the Boston Neighborhood Trauma Team (NTT), which provides free, private support 24/7 at (617) 431-0125.