Crime & Safety
Fatal Dorchester Stabbing: Police Want Help ID'ing This Man
Police say following the fatal stabbing Thursday of a man in his 70s they are interested in talking with this man.
BOSTON, MA — After a man was found stabbed to death Thursday night in Dorchester, the Boston Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding the man in a photo.
At about 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 26, officers from Mattapan responded to a radio call for an unconscious man in the area of 99 Shandon Rd, in Dorchester.
When they got to the building, police found a man in his late 70s, unconscious and with what appeared to be multiple stab wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
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About an hour after this incident on Thursday there was another stabbing in Boston, police tell Patch the two are unrelated.
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Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to call Boston Police Homicide Detectives directly at (617) 343-4470.
You can also tip off police anonymously by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).
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