One killed, three wounded in spasm of violence in Boston
(John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)
Police Commissioner Ed Davis conferred with other officials at the scene of the shooting in Roslindale.
By Maria Cramer and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff
At least one man was killed and three were wounded in two separate shootings in Boston this afternoon.
Three men were shot, one fatally, about 1:30 p.m. in the city's Roslindale section. Minutes earlier, another man had been shot in the city's Dorchester section.
Police said they didn't know yet whether there was any connection between the shootings.
In the Roslindale incident, police responded to a report of a shooting at Poplar Street and Metropolitan Avenue. Witnesses said a gunman had fired into a livery car carrying three young men and a driver. Rescuers found the bullet-riddled car on Beech Street near Washington Street.
One of the three passengers was killed and the other two were wounded, one of them critically, police said.
“The driver is safe,” Police Superintendent Bruce Holloway said. “He is uninjured.”
The earlier shooting was reported at about 1:15 p.m. on Topliff Street near Geneva Avenue. The victim was shot in the stomach and was in critical condition, police said.
Police have not made any arrests and are combing the scenes for witnesses and forensic evidence.
The Roslindale slaying was the fifth slaying of the year in the city. The fourth happened last night when Carlos Sierra, 16, was shot in Dorchester.
