Police identify homicide victim shot and killed near Boston intersection
Police have identified the man who was shot and killed near a Boston intersection Saturday night as 35-year-old Dorchester resident Shakar Caterson.
Officers responded to a radio call about a person shot near the intersection of Blue Hill Avenue and Georgia Street in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood around 11 p.m. on May 3, Boston police said in a press release . They found Caterson at the scene with a gunshot wound.
First responders took him to Boston Medical Center where he was declared dead, police said. Boston police homicide detectives are actively investigating Caterson's death.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call them at 617-343-4470 or provide an anonymous tip online at Boston Police CrimeStoppers ,by calling 1-800-494-TIP or by texting the word "TIP" to CRIME (27463).
No further information has been released.
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