1 Dead, 1 Injured In Roxbury Shooting
ROXBURY (CBS) -- A man in his 30s was shot and killed and another man was wounded late Sunday night.
The two men were shot near Mount Pleasant Avenue in Roxbury around 11:40 p.m.
The man in his 30s was pronounced dead, while the other victim, a man believed to be in his 40s, has non-life-threatening injuries.
About two dozen evidence markers were placed on the street as Boston Police worked the scene overnight.
A man kneels at the site of where someone he knows was shot and killed last night on Mount Pleasant Avenue in #Roxbury. pic.twitter.com/UOhZtpgXil
— Carl Stevens (@carlwbz) August 14, 2017
A single red candle burned on the sidewalk in the spot where the man was killed--directly across the street from a playground.
One woman visiting the scene Monday morning screamed at neighbors, then stopped to touch a spot of dried blood on the pavement.
A woman in tears touches the dried blood on the sidewalk of Mount Pleasant Avenue in #Roxbury. pic.twitter.com/i6hgSAFWlL
— Carl Stevens (@carlwbz) August 14, 2017
"It ain't right, bro, it ain't right," she said through tears.
There have been no arrests.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Carl Stevens reports