Crime & Safety
Boston Police Investigating Fatal Shooting At JP Barbershop
Police are still looking for the shooter.

JAMAICA PLAIN, MA — Police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place Saturday night in JP near the Professional Barbershop on South Street.
Just after 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Boston police got called to 140 South Street for a report of someone shot. When police arrived officers found a man, believed to be in his 20s, suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. The man was transported to an area hospital where he later died.
One man told reporters from the Globe he heard four gunshots while he was standing outside of the barbershop. He told them he later saw a man dressed in all black and a ski mask run down South Street toward the Forest Hills MBTA station.
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Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call Homicide Detectives at (617) 343-4470. You can also call the anonymous Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463)
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