Update: Jan. 29 at 2:10 p.m.: The Boston Globe reports that the man killed on Dorchester Avenue Sunday night was 22-year-old Julien Printemps, according to Printemps’ mother. The newspaper additionally said that Printemps’ mother told reporters her son had at one time dated the woman who was killed hours after him in a double shooting on Rosewood Street in Mattapan early Monday morning.
A man believed to be in his 20s was shot and killed in Dorchester on Sunday night, police said.
Officers responded to 1886 Dorchester Ave. shortly before 10 p.m., and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a police statement. Authorities said he had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
The Boston Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating the shooting. Detectives ask anyone with information about the killing to call (617) 343-4470, or to report a tip anonymously by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).
See a Boston Police Department press release below:
Death Investigation in the area of 1886 Dorchester Avenue
January 27, 2014At about 9:54pm, on Sunday, January 26, 2014, officers from District C-11 (Dorchester) responded to an outside scene for a person shot in the area of 1886 Dorchester Ave. On arrival, officers located a male victim, believed to be in his twenties, suffering from what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds. The victim, suffering from life threatening injuries, was pronounced deceased on the scene.
The Boston Police Homicide Unit is actively investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding this incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Boston Police Homicide Unit at (617) 343-4470.
Community members wanting to assist this investigation in an anonymous manner may do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463). The Boston Police Department will stringently guard and protect the identity of those who wish to aid this investigation anonymously.
