Boston Blotter: Cops Have Suspect in Elder Street Slaying

033107_body_outline.jpg-- Boston police have a suspect in Sunday's fatal shooting on Elder Street that left one dead, four injured, and the Dorchester community in shock. The shooter who killed Alexandra "Xanda" Gomes, a 19-year-old mother, may have been one of the men injured in the shooting. No arrests have been made. [Globe]

-- Three people were shot in Roxbury Sunday night. The victims, whose names and ages were not released, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Police suspect that the shooter fled in a car, possibly a gray car with a "C" painted on it. [BPDNews]

-- A part-time Hinsdale police officer, who also worked animal-control duty, was charged with sexual assault after he allegedly rubbed himself on the hand of a woman who had called for help. [Herald]

-- Fewer people in Massachusetts are dying from opiates overdoses. [Herald]

-- A Southie man was arrested after he allegedly refused to stop playing his unseasonal and exceptionally loud Christmas music. [BPDNews]

All charges alleged until proven under law.

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