Victim in Dorchester shooting was ‘clearly targeted,’ officials say

A 19-year-old man was shot and killed in Dorchester early Wednesday.

Police responded to the area of Washington Street near Dunbar Avenue around 1:40 a.m. The victim, a man, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was shot in the head, according to the Boston Globe.

A law enforcement official told the Globe that the victim was “clearly targeted,” but more information about the shooting was not immediately available.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Boston Police homicide detectives at (617) 343-4470. Anonymous tipsters can call the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1-800-494-TIPS or text the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).

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