A man was shot inside a home on Fenwood Road in Mission Hill on Wednesday evening.
Police originally responded to a radio call for an “unknown medical situation” around 7:40 p.m. at 55 Fenwood Rd. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Emergency responders transported the man to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Fenwood Road is a few blocks away from Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Eden Jacquet
Police identified the man on Friday as 30-year-old Eden Jaquet of Mission Hill. Jacquet was a father of a young girl. A GoFundMe page has been set up for his family members to pay for funeral and other expenses.
No other details about the incident have been made publicly available. At the scene Wednesday night, investigators interviewed multiple witnesses, according to the Boston Globe:
The block was sealed off with yellow police tape for more than two hours while uniformed officers and detectives investigated, taking photos of the home and shining flashlights on the front staircase.
Evidence markers were also visible on the street and sidewalk.
A police official at the scene said officers would be guarding the home throughout the night and were seeking a search warrant.
Anyone with information is asked to call Boston Police homicide detectives at 617-343-4470. Anonymous tips can be called in to the 1-800-494-TIPS, or texted, by sending the word “TIP” to CRIME (27463).
