BOSTON – Boston Police and EMS were extremely busy, responding to multiple shootings overnight. Boston 25 confirmed with Boston police that at least nine people were hospitalized after seven separate shots were fired. Two other people were injured, including a woman who was grazed by a bullet in her home.
Boston EMS confirms the first shooting was shortly after 10:30pm on Woodbole Ave in Mattapan. Boston police say a young man was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Then, twenty minutes later, Boston police say he sped off onto Greenville Street in Roxbury. A man with serious injuries has been rushed to hospital where he is in a serious but stable condition. While officers were responding to the scene, they saw a car leave the area and eventually stopped on St. James St. Police discovered the driver had a gunshot wound and also had a loaded handgun. Police say the man will remain in police custody with firearms charges pending.
At midnight, Boston police responded to several people shot at the intersection of Washington and Bailey streets in Dorchester. Boston EMS says three people from that scene were taken to the hospital and a fourth person later arrived at the hospital with injuries from that incident.
An hour later, officers went to Monsignor Reynolds Way and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Back in Mattapan, Boston EMS confirms that around 2:30 this morning a person was shot on Elizabeth Street. Boston police say that victim has serious and life-threatening injuries and remains in the hospital in critical condition.
Around the same time, police say a person walked into Boston Medical Center with a non-life threatening gunshot wound.
Finally, around 5 this morning, police went to Garfield Avenue in Hyde Park for a report of a shooting. They found shell casings, spent fireworks and a woman who was grazed by a bullet while sitting in her home. The woman was treated at the scene and refused to be transported.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu spoke about the overnight violence while speaking at an event Monday morning to mark the Fourth of July holiday.
“Investigations are ongoing,” Mayor Wu said. “My heart goes out to the family members and all those who are affected by unnecessary and unacceptable violence in our city. We’re working every day to make sure Boston is a city where everyone is supported, connected to opportunity, and held accountable for what happens.”
The mayor was also asked about the search for a new police commissioner and said a new commission should be announced later this month.
“We are getting very close,” said Mayor Wu. “It is a process that involves completion and verification and some subsequent steps. We had a great pool of candidates and finalists that our search committee helped identify and we are now approaching the final steps.”
“Guns are too easy to acquire in other states and too many of these guns are coming into Boston and ending up in the hands of people who are too willing to use them,” Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said. in a statement.
“The recent Supreme Court decision could make this illegal flow of guns even worse. I know I stand with all law enforcement partners in working to reduce gun violence, but the effort must include us in everyone, not just the police and the prosecutors,” Hayden said.
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