Boston Police Identify 18-Year-Old Killed in East Boston Shooting
The Boston Police Homicide Unit is leading the probe with detectives asking the public to submit tips.
Overview
- Officers who responded around 1:24–1:30 a.m. Sunday found a male victim with apparent gunshot wounds near 464 Meridian Street and first responders rushed him to a nearby hospital.
- Police on Tuesday identified the victim as 18-year-old East Boston resident Joseph Gabriel Lucas Gomez.
- Hospital staff later declared Gomez dead after he was treated for life-threatening injuries.
- No suspects, arrests, or charges have been announced and investigators are canvassing for witnesses and video while urging anyone with information to call the homicide unit at 617-343-4470 or submit an anonymous tip to CrimeStoppers.
- The shooting came during a weekend that saw multiple separate shootings in other cities and local officials noted trauma resources are available for the community through the Boston Neighborhood Trauma Team.