Grandmother killed in shooting while sitting on her front porch
DORCHESTER, MA (WBZ) A grandmother in her mid-70s was shot and killed in Dorchester on Saturday while sitting on her front porch, according to the Boston Police Department.
The shooting took place on Olney Street a little before 6 p.m. Boston Police Superintendent-in-Chief Gregory Long said the victim was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital.
Long said the woman was an innocent bystander caught in the line of the gunfire.
“It is outrageous and heartbreaking that a woman in her 70’s can’t sit in her porch on a warm evening without this being the end result,” he said.