Boston at 71: Four Fatal Shots in DOT

Bostonist doesn’t have a lot of details on the incident this evening, but it appears that Mama Snoop’s (or Ms. Dogg for those of you infatuated with the formality) presence in the Hub to form an anti-gang group didn’t have the immediate effects she had hoped. Making changes like this do take time, so we’re still hopeful. However, tonight in Dorchester, one of Boston’s Hot Spots for violent crime, three homicides were recorded. Three people were shot dead and one transported to the hospital in critical condition. Update: As soon as we clicked publish over here at Bostonist HQ, we found out that the man transported to the hospital has also now died, bringing the death toll to four.

All victims in the most recent Boston homicides were in their late teens and twenties. The shootings took place inside a home that neighbors said was being used as a “recording studio.” Breaking News reports this evening have indicated that the 43 Bournside address has not been the target of police response in the past. Bostonist did a quick cross-reference with boston-online’s crime site and notice that its just around the block from a few other spots flagged for violence in the past. This seems to prove that not all park-facing property is as desirable as it might seem on the surface.