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Violence mars two holiday parties

Five are shot in Dorchester

By John Ellement
Globe Staff / July 6, 2005

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Against the backdrop of Fourth of July fireworks, five people were shot in two separate attacks Monday night in Dorchester. Boston police said they faced a near-riot in one of the shootings as they arrested a suspect for firing a gun on a street crowded with more than 1,000 people. (Full article: 792 words)

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