Crime & Safety
Person Killed In Dorchester Double-Shooting: Police
The second victim was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, Boston police said.
BOSTON, MA — Two people were shot Monday night in the Grove Hall area of Dorchester, leaving one person dead and another critically injured.
The shooting happened just after 8 p.m. Monday near the corner of Dewey and Dacia streets in Dorchester. Police took both victims to a local hospital, where one died. The second was still in critical condition as of Tuesday morning, police said.
Boston police did not immediately announce any arrests connected to the shooting.
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Monday's shooting was the second homicide in Boston in recent days. A Saturday afternoon stabbing in Jamaica Plain left one woman dead, and a 16-year-old girl has been charged in the slaying.
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