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1 killed in Hyde Park double shooting, suspect charged with murder

Two people were shot Wednesday morning in Hyde Park, including one woman who later died. Following the double shooting, a suspect has been charged with murder.

Officers were called to Faraday Street just after 10 a.m. for a report of a person shot. But when they arrived, they found a woman and a man with "multiple gunshot wounds," according to a police spokesperson. The woman later died.

"Officers rendered aid to both victims on scene until the arrival of Boston EMS. The victims were then transported to local hospitals for further treatment," police said in a statement. "Due to the severity of the injuries, Boston Police Homicide Detectives responded and are leading the investigation."

Suspect arrested in Hyde Park murder

Hours after the shooting, police said 41-year-old Jonathan Hernandez has been arrested. Hernandez was charged with murder, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, and assault with intent to murder.

Hernandez is expected to be arraigned in West Roxbury District Court.

Public records show that the house police have focused their investigation on in the neighborhood is deeded to a person named Jonathan Hernandez.

Investigators have not released any additional information about the victims. 

Police at the scene were very focused on a car that was parked in the street with its front end nearly on the sidewalk. Officers left more than a dozen evidence markers in and around the car. It's not clear yet if the shooting happened inside or outside the vehicle. 

A woman later told WBZ-TV the car belongs to her cousin and she has not been able to reach her.

Neighbors told WBZ they didn't see or hear anything unusual this morning. 

No other information is available at this point in the investigation.

Shooting described as "targeted"

Boston City Councilor Enrique Pepen called the shooting a "targeted event."

"This is not a random active violence. This is certainly something between those two individuals that went down," Pepen said. "To the residents, know that this is not a random active violence and that there's an investigation going on between why it happened."

Ola Agoro lives nearby and heard the gunshots.

"I was terrified because it never happened. Nothing like that ever happened. So I was really really terrified," Agoro said. "We have never had this kind of incident in this area so it's terrifying to see it happened in broad daylight. That is most terrifying for me. It was in the morning."

A woman who asked to only be identified as Marcia told WBZ-TV the shooting shows that people need to be vigilant.

"People talk about you know that's never happened in this neighborhood, that's baloney. It happens everywhere," she said. "Shootings happen everywhere. The point is that we need to look out for each other and help keep each other safe and recognize that is all our responsibility to look out for our neighbor."

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