One dead in Roxbury shooting
By David Abel, Globe Staff
An unidentified young man was fatally shot this afternoon on a patio on Fort Hill in Roxbury, police said.
Police did not identify the man nor would they comment on a potential motive. They said they were in the process of interviewing potential suspects.
"We're reluctant to say right now whether he was targeted," said Boston Police Superintendent Bruce Holloway.
Holloway said the shooting occurred at about 2:40 p.m. He said the Police Department SWAT team was sent to Centre Terrace after reports that a suspect may have been hiding in one of the homes along the street. The officers spent about two hours sealing off the area and searching the home.
Holloway said they cleared the area and found no one.
Max Fusi, 18, who lives on Centre Terrace, said he was inside a nearby home when he heard about five shots ring out. He said he saw the victim in a pool of blood on the porch. He said he didn't know the man, but said he appeared to be in his 20s. "It was just crazy," Fusi said.
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