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Roxbury Shooting Leaves Man Wounded in Boston’s Fifth Attack in Four Days

Officials say the case caps a four-day spurt of gunfire now under active review.

Overview

  • The Roxbury attack, reported around 10:16 p.m. Tuesday near Cheney Street, sent a man to the hospital for treatment.
  • A police report says the victim was shot four times, with two wounds to his left arm and two to the left side of his chest.
  • Officers documented the victim’s Mercedes with bullet holes in the front windshield and shattered glass on the roof.
  • Police report no arrests in this case or the other recent Boston shootings, and they continue to review surveillance footage and ballistic evidence.
  • The Roxbury case is the fifth shooting since Saturday, following a fatal Mattapan attack that killed Michael Jacob, 30, and an early Tuesday Dorchester shooting that left a victim in critical condition but expected to survive.