Police Investigate Early Morning Roxbury Shooting

By

Chris Caesar

September 6, 2014

Police continue to investigate the early Friday morning shooting of a man in Roxbury.

First responders said the victim was unconscious when they arrived at the scene of Washington Street and Beethoven Street near Egleston Square around 2:30 a.m., WHDH reports.

The man was reportedly taken to Brigham and Women’s Hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Two male suspects reportedly fled the scene, with NECN reporting that police know who the shooter is. No arrests have yet been made.

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