Boston police investigating New Year’s Day shooting

Boston police are investigating a New Year's Day shooting in Roxbury that left a person with life-threatening injuries.

Officers responded around 5 p.m. Wednesday to reports of a shooting on Akron Street. At the scene, they found a man with a gunshot wound.

The man was taken to a hospital and is in critical condition.

No arrests have been made, according to police. Homicide detectives were called to the scene and have taken the lead in the investigation.

There were 122 recorded shooting victims in 2025 as of Dec. 28, with 19 of them being fatal, according to Boston Police Department crime statistics .

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