An American soldier opened fire on civilians in southern Afghanistan shortly before dawn on Sunday, killing at least 16 people according to an Associated Press photographer who counted the bodies. At least five people were wounded as well in the attack on two villages near the US base in Kandahar. President Hamid Karzai, the Afghan [...]
Two people shot in an Allston apartment
Dec. 30, 2011 Leave a Comment
Police confirm that two people were shot in an Allston apartment on the third floor of 15 Chester Street, according to Universal Hub. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. on Friday night and both victims have been taken to Boston area hospitals, reports Fox 25. There are no reports on their statuses. Police have found [...]
Hells Angel murder suspect still at large
Dec. 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Steve Ruiz, a 38 year-old Hells Angel member who is suspected of shooting fellow biker Steve Tauson, was reportedly spotted in San Jose this weekend. San Jose police officer Jose Garcia told SF Weekly that the San Jose police team thinks Ruiz is either in San Jose, Campbell, Fremont or Gilroy. [...]
Occupy-related deaths in three states contribute to uneasiness
Nov. 11, 2011 1 Comment
Three deaths have occurred in Occupy protest-related situations this week. In Burlington, Vermont, a 35-year old military veteran committed suicide, while a Salt Lake City protester was found dead by unknown cause in his tent. In Oakland, a man was shot in a fight nearby the protesters, but is supposedly not related to the cause. [...]
Police officer shot in Woburn jewelry store robbery
Sept. 6, 2011 Leave a Comment
For the second time in less than a year, a police officer has been shot in the suburb of Worburn during a jewelry heist. Around 11 a.m. Tuesday, a jewelry store was robbed on Cambridge Road in a shopping center. A responding police officer was shot and taken to Lahey Clinic, where his condition was [...]
Man charged in connection with last week’s shooting in Reading
Aug. 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
A Revere man was arrested this morning and charged with the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old Reading man that occurred last Monday, the Boston Globe reports. John Burke, 25, was charged with first-degree murder and illegal possession of a firearm. This is in connection with the death of Joseph Ronan, 22, who was shot in [...]
Four killed in holiday weekend violence in Boston
July 5, 2011 Leave a Comment
After a spree of violence over the holiday weekend, Mayor Thomas M. Menino said he would hold an emergency meeting with the city’s police commanders this afternoon to decide whether police should act differently to avoid more violence. Four were killed and nine wounded yesterday throughout five different neighborhoods in just five hours. “It’s so [...]
State and federal authorities capture local “Most Wanted” man
June 27, 2011 Leave a Comment
SPRINGFIELD– State Police and Deputy United States Marshals collaborated on Friday to arrest one of Massachusetts’ most wanted criminals. Marshals arrested Marcus Parks, 25, as he left a relative’s home in Bernice, La. where he had been staying. Marshals set up surveillance at 137 Plum Ave. after Massachusetts State Police received a tip that one [...]
Birthday party argument ended in murder
June 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
A birthday party turned deadly in September 2009 and ended in the shooting of a young woman, Paula Castillo. The case was brought to life again this morning at the trial of her alleged killers. Castillo’s friends threw a party for her 18th birthday at 28 Hillis Road, which Ruben Sanchez,21, Miguel Vasquez,20, and Andres [...]
Roxbury gang member pleads guilty in 2007 shooting
May 16, 2011 Leave a Comment
A Roxbury gang member confessed his involvement in the 2007 shooting death of thirteen-year-old Luis Gerena, Jr., according to District Attorney Daniel F. Conley. Darrell Rodrigues, 20, pleaded guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter, unlawful possession of a firearm, assault and battery on a witness in the case and intimidation of a witness. Although he did [...]
New Hampshire woman shot in domestic violence incident
Dec. 1, 2010 1 Comment
New Hampshire State Police are investigating a domestic shooting that took place in the town of Wentworth on Wednesday morning. At 8:15 a.m., police were called to Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth, N.H. where a woman was in the emergency room being treated for a gunshot wound. The preliminary investigation showed that the woman was [...]
Man, 20, arrested after shooting at police in Somerville
Nov. 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
A 20-year-old Somerville man was arrested by a SWAT team early Monday morning after he allegedly shot at two Somerville Housing Authority police officers. Luis Angel Lopez was arrested after police surrounded his home at 37 Jacques St., said Somerville Deputy Police Chief Paul Upton. Around 10:30 p.m., Upton said the Housing Authority officers were [...]
28-year-old man shot and killed in New Bedford
Oct. 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
State and local police are investigating the death of a New Bedford man, shot early Saturday morning. Ricardo Encarnacion, 28, was shot and killed around 4:30 a.m. this morning outside of a home at 325 North Front St., said Gregg Miliote, a spokesman for the Bristol District Attorney’s office. Encarnacion, who was found outside, was [...]
Violent weekend in Providence
Oct. 18, 2010 Leave a Comment
Providence police are investigating the aftermath of a violent weekend in Rhode Island’s capital that left three people shot and one stabbed. One was killed, but it represents a spike in violence in a city that has seen a decline in violent crime in recent years. Police responded to shootings on DeSoto Street, Wadsworth Street, [...]
Arrest made in Mattapan quad-fatal shooting
Oct. 2, 2010 Leave a Comment
Boston police have arrested a Dorchester man in New Hampshire and charged him in connection with the brutal quadruple fatal shooting in Mattapan, according to The Boston Globe. Kimani Washington, 35, had not been charged with murder but has been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, and receiving a stolen motor vehicle. [...]
Fatal shooting in Revere
Sept. 29, 2010 Leave a Comment
State and local police are investigating a fatal shooting Wednesday night in Revere. Police responded shortly after 7 p.m. The victim, identified only as a man in his 20s, was killed on Reservoir Avenue. His name was withheld pending notification of family, said Jake Wark, a spokesman the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office. No arrests [...]
City stunned after toddler killed in quadruple fatal shooting in Mattapan
Sept. 28, 2010 Leave a Comment
In Boston’s worst multiple-murder in at least half a decade, four people, including a 2 or 3-year-old toddler, were gunned down on Woolson Street in Mattapan early Tuesday morning. The shooting follows a continuing trend of innocent children being gunned down on the streets. “We know who you are. Cowards kill. Cowards use guns to [...]
Two arrested in Worcester homicide
Sept. 27, 2010 Leave a Comment
Two men have been arrested in Worcester in connection with an August 24 fatal shooting. William Madison, 23, and Cassie Ago, 24, were issued after a Worcester County grand jury indicted them for accessory before the fact to commit armed robbery and murder, police said in a statement. The arrests are part of the investigation [...]
East Boston shooter gets 15-18 years
Sept. 21, 2010 1 Comment
It will be at least 15 years in state prison for a Lynn man found guilty of opening fire on a family on Thanksgiving 2008, wounding four people and leaving one with permanent brain damage, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said Tuesday. Ramon Altargracia, 31, aka Holvin Cruz, was convicted Monday of three [...]
