A young teenager has died after a shooting early Monday afternoon in Boston.
A 14-year-old was fatally shot Monday afternoon in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood, and a second juvenile was also found wounded nearby.
Police responded just after 12:15 p.m. to the area of 2900 Washington Street, finding the first victim injured by a gunshot. He was taken to a hospital, where police announced Monday night he had died from his injuries.
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A second shooting victim, described as being under 18, was found in an apartment on Cobden Street, about a block away. He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
One person is fighting for his life after two people were shot in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood on Monday.
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Investigators are concerned by the daytime gunfire.
"It’s concerning I can tell you before when I was in the DA’s office on homicide response I don’t remember coming to this many daytime shootings there seem to be more and more of them," Interim Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said.
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Police are still searching for any suspects. They believe this was an isolated incident.
