Crime & Safety
Man Found Fatally Shot Near Middle School In Boston
Officers responded to the area of 264 Columbia Road in Roxbury after receiving a call of shots fired at around 4:47 p.m., police said.
BOSTON, MA — A man is dead after being found with apparent gunshot wounds near Lilla G Frederick Pilot Middle School in Roxbury Monday afternoon, the Boston Police Department said in a news release.
Officers responded to the area of 264 Columbia Road after receiving a call of shots fired at around 4:47 p.m., police said. The man was taken to the hospital where he later died.
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