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Police Probe Link After Two Shot in Roxbury and Bullet Damages Nearby Building

Detectives are assessing whether the shooting is tied to the sprinkler rupture at 61 Lenox Street.

Overview

  • Boston police reported two people were shot near Kendall Street and Shawmut Avenue in Roxbury.
  • Officers applied tourniquets at the scene and Boston EMS took both victims to local hospitals, with injuries that appeared non-life-threatening.
  • ShotSpotter, a sensor network that detects likely gunfire, also flagged rounds near Kendall Street and Trotter Court.
  • Minutes later, a bullet hit 61 Lenox Street and ruptured a third-floor sprinkler pipe, which caused water damage and forced an evacuation.
  • District D-4 detectives recovered ballistic evidence and are investigating with no arrests, and police have not determined if the two incidents are connected.