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From the City & Region staff at The Boston Globe
Broad daylight shooting in Roxbury injures one
By Christine McConville, Globe Staff
One person was injured when shots were fired this afternoon on Langdon Street in the city's Roxbury section.
Police said the victim, a male, was taken to Boston Medical Center. But no further information was immediately available on his identity or condition.
Homicide detectives and canine units were sent to the scene.
The shooting occurred about a block away from the Emerson Street playground and across the street from a community garden called "The Food Project." Police said the shooting was reported at 4:44 p.m.
