The Boston Police Department reports a man was shot at Blue Hill Avenue and Westview Street around 5:40 p.m. on Saturday. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died. Anybody with information can call homicide detectives at (617) 343-4470 or contact the anonymous tip line by calling (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word TIP to CRIME (27463).
The Massachusetts Appeals Court on Monday upheld Odell Sanders's conviction for a July 25, 2018 gunfire attack on an Audi on Norfolk Street that left Jorge Baez dead and his brother permanently blinded. A Suffolk Superior Court jury had convicted Sanders for second-degree murder - which carries a life sentence with the possibility of parole - and other crimes even though the
Weekly road closings that started May 27 in Dorchester and Mattapan around Franklin Park and Franklin Field have riled some members of the community, who say such closures are new and unexpected. But other residents say the closings have been in place for three years to curtail noise and quality-of-life concerns and have brought a sense of relief to the neighborhood. Either