A 20-year-old man is expected to be arraigned today for the shooting death of another man inside a Dorchester apartment on Wednesday evening (Sept. 30).
Officers assigned to District B-3 responded at about 5:39 p.m. on Sept. 30 to a report of a person shot inside an apartment at 7 Whitfield St., just a block from Codman Square’s main intersection at Talbot Avenue and Washington Street.
Officers found a male victim — who has not yet beebn named—suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Boston EMS transported him to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
On Thursday, police announced that “detectives identified the suspect as Joseph Bailey, 20-years-old, of Dorchester.” He is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court on the charge of murder.
The incident remains under investigation by BPD detectives. Anyone with information is asked to call them at 617-343-4470.
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