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From the Metro staff at The Boston Globe

Woman dies in early-morning gunfire in Mattapan

July 2, 2008 12:51 PM Email| Comments (0)| Text size +

By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff

Boston police are investigating an early-morning shooting that killed a 28-year-old woman.

Police believe the woman and a 27-year-old man were shot at about 2:25 a.m. on River Street in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood.

The woman and man drove to Carney Hospital at about 2:40 a.m. She had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead. The man, who was known to police, was shot in the arm; his injuries were not considered life-threatening.

It was the 30th homicide this year in Boston. At the same time last year, the city had 37 homicides, police said.

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