Crime & Safety

Gunshot Victim In Roxbury Dies At Hospital

It happened Tuesday night in the Washington Park section.

ROXBURY, MA — Police are investigating a shooting death in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood. It happened around 11:40 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

Officers were called to the area of 134 Crawford Street in the Washington Park section for a report that someone had been shot. Police found a man in his 30s suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries where he died.

The identity of the victim wasn't immediately released.

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Anyone with information about what happened is asked to contact Boston Police Homicide Detectives at 617-343-4470.

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