A 21-year old Dorchester man was fatally shot in the head on Munroe Street near Walnut Avenue across from Horatio Harris Park in Roxbury, around 2:55 p.m. on Tues., May 13. Boston Police say the victim — later named as Justin Bettencourt— was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Officers found at least seven shell casings at the scene.
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A Mattapan man was sentenced to 17 to 24 years in state prison on Monday for murdering a 49-year-old man in May 2020. Yaliek Allah-Barnes pled guilty to shooting Derek Fitzpatrick on the front-porch of a house on Bernard Street. Before the sentencing, Fitzpatrick’s father spoke of his pride for his son, saying he was “quite a community worker,” and that “he was taking senior citizens to church, picking them up Sundays.”
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Three men were arrested early last Saturday morning (May 17) after police say they showed up at a loud outdoor party on Harlow Street in Dorchester with loaded guns. According to a BPS account, officers called to the chaotic scene around 2:30 a.m. “encountered a crowd of more than 50 individuals congregated outside the residence.
As officers approached, they observed two males, later identified as 22-year-old Kevin Daveiga and 19-year-old Xavyan Figueroa, both of Dorchester, exhibiting behaviors consistent with individuals armed with firearms.” Police said that a third man— 28-year-old Aldio Barbosa of Dorchester— was seen “running across the street while clutching his waistband.”
Police reported that members of the crowd tried to impede arrests, prompting officers to issue a distress call. A 31-year-old woman— Alidia Barbosa of Dorchester —was taken into custody and charged with assaulting “multiple officers.” Police noted the seizure of three guns during the fracas.
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Boston Police are searching for a man (pictured above) they say used a gun to hold up the Quincy Variety Store at 236 Quincy St. at the corner of Magnolia Street around 7 a.m. on Monday (May 19). The suspect took an undisclosed amount of money out of the cash register drawer before leaving in the direction of Kineo Street wearing a gray New England Patriots hooded sweatshirt, black pants, black gloves, and a face mask. Boston Police ask anyone with information to call 617-343-4275 or send a text with TIP to CRIME (27463).
