Crime & Safety

Man Shot Dead on Tremont Street

Police say "Shot Spotter," a system that detects gunfire, alerted them to the incident.

Police are investigating the killing of a man on Tremont Street.

"Shot spotter," a system that detects gunfire, alerted police of shots fired at 3:38 a.m. Sunday. When they arrived at 1050 Tremont St., they found a wounded man. He was later pronounced dead at Boston Medical Center, police said in a press release.

As of Wednesday morning, police had neither released the victim's name nor made an arrest. Police say they did recover a gun.

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Anyone with information is asked to call the police homicide unit at 617-343-4470. Anonymous tips can be left at 800-494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).


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