Two dead after pair of weekend shootings

Two men were shot to death last weekend in different parts of Dorchester. On Friday (March 30), a 35-year-old man was gunned down near the corner of Wayland Street and Dacia Street just after 9 a.m. Police said the victim was rushed to Boston Medical Center where he died. His name has not yet been released to the public. Another man was found suffering with a non-fatal wound to his leg on nearby Quincy Street.

A man was shot to death as he sat in his parked car near the busy intersection of Evans Street and Morton Street last Saturday (March 31) afternoon just before 4 p.m. The victim, described as a man in his thirties, has not been named by Boston Police, who said the victim was declared dead at the scene. Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 617-343-4470. As of April 3, there have been 12 homicides so far this year in the city, according to the BPD.


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