Crime & Safety

Deadly Shooting Overnight in the South End

Two killed, one wounded as three people were shot around 2:30 Monday morning.

Update 9:40 a.m.: Boston police have confirmed the early Sunday morning shooting in the South End, which left two people dead and one injured.

The sole survivor in the shooting was transported to Tufts Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, said a spokeswoman for the Boston Police Department.

Police said that a call came in around 2:20 a.m. on Sunday night for shots fired in the area of Herald Street and Sherman Street.

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Officials say a gray or silver SUV with Rhode Island plates was seen opening fire on another vehicle which contained the three victims.

Anyone with information should contact the Boston Police Department at 617-343-4470 or 1 800-494-TIPS.

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Update 8:15 a.m.: WBUR reports police are searching for a gold or silver-colored SUV with Rhode Island plates in connection with the shooting.

Original post: It was a deadly night in the South End overnight, as Boston Police are investigating a shooting in the neighborhood.

Multiple news outlets are reporting on the shooting this morning.

WHDH is reporting three people were shot inside a silver BMW at the intersection of Shawmut Avenue, Tremont Street and Herald Street around 2:30 this morning, leaving two dead and one hospitalized.

The intersection, WCVB-TV reports, is the overpass over the Massachusetts Turnpike.

WCVB-TV also reports detectives are still on the scene.

South End Patch will bring you more information as it becomes available.


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