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More news has emerged about the large group of gang members who were rounded up yesterday following the shooting of a BPD officer. Shooter Antonio Franklin belonged to the Castlegate gang, not the Lucerne Street Doggz, but the mass arrest might send a message to gang members in general.

We usually run the blotter in the evenings, but the headlines say it all and make us angry: --"Shooting on Crowded Bus, Slaying Stun Dorchester" [Globe] --"One Killed, Two Wounded in Separate Boston Shootings" [AP] --"Teen Shot on Bus as Angels Watch Over Hub" [Herald on the first shooting] --"Man, 27, Killed As He Hid From Gunmen" [Herald on the second shooting] --"Tonight's Shooting Incidents, One Fatal, One Critical" [BPD News] In short, a young...

--The outrage over Chiara Levin's murder is growing. Like Quinntessa Blackwell, Levin wasn't the "intended target," according to police.

--A 44-year-old guy found out how hard it is to get into MIT when he tried to burgle a fraternity early Friday morning. Since these are MIT students, they were awake. They were also sober enough to realize that this individual wasn't a fraternity brother, though it would be hard to miss a large 44-year-old dude trying to hide behind a large-screen TV set.

--As Quinntessa Blackwell died, the victim of a shooting in broad daylight, she uttered the words, "Cedric." And the young man who got shot at Centre and Highland was named "Cedrick." The revenge motive automatically springs to mind. Local media started putting two and two together right away. Boston isn't Dodge City, and, no matter how the movies glamorize it, vigilante justice isn't the best idea. Besides, what if the killer or killers got the...

It was such a short time ago that stabbings were flaring up all over the area. But yesterday shootings returned as the latest unfortunate trend in violence. --A young woman was shot in the leg while walking around Lowell yesterday afternoon. Three suspects were arrested, and police were saying "she was not the intended target," but it doesn't matter. The episode is reminiscent of the murder of Quinntessa Blackwell, who was also not the intended...

--Did you see the Track Girls mention that Bono was in town for some reason and popping up in very public places? Turns out that, according to the rival Globe, "Bono" was actually a pretty good impostor named Pavel Sfera. St. Patrick's Day is coming up, and if he's in town and you want to play a great prank on your friend, you might want to see if he's available. His website is www.bonolookalike.com.