Six people were shot in just over six hours in Boston

Six people suffered gunshot wounds in five different incidents across the city of Boston Friday night, according to reports from the Boston Police Department. Two of the incidents happened approximately 10 minutes apart from each other and three of the shooting victims were women. The wave of gun violence began shortly before 7 p.m. on Annunciation Road in Roxbury, when a 20-year-old was shot. Police said she suffered non-life-threatening injuries.Just after 7 p.m., a 24-year-old woman was shot on Cawfield Street in Dorchester. Her injuries were also considered non-life-threatening.At 9:45 p.m. Friday, police said an adult female suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a shooting at Westview Street and Ames Street in Dorchester. Authorities said the incident may have been connected to a domestic dispute. An hour later, a 19-year-old suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a shooting on Columbia Road in Dorchester. The circumstances around that incident were not immediately clear. Around 1 a.m. Saturday, three men in their mid-20s were shot at Capen and Seldon Streets in Dorchester. Authorities said all three suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and are investigating if one of the men may have shot himself. It did not appear that any of the incidents were connected to each other.

Six people suffered gunshot wounds in five different incidents across the city of Boston Friday night, according to reports from the Boston Police Department.



Two of the incidents happened approximately 10 minutes apart from each other and three of the shooting victims were women.


The wave of gun violence began shortly before 7 p.m. on Annunciation Road in Roxbury, when a 20-year-old was shot. Police said she suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Just after 7 p.m., a 24-year-old woman was shot on Cawfield Street in Dorchester. Her injuries were also considered non-life-threatening.

At 9:45 p.m. Friday, police said an adult female suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a shooting at Westview Street and Ames Street in Dorchester. Authorities said the incident may have been connected to a domestic dispute.

An hour later, a 19-year-old suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a shooting on Columbia Road in Dorchester. The circumstances around that incident were not immediately clear.

Around 1 a.m. Saturday, three men in their mid-20s were shot at Capen and Seldon Streets in Dorchester. Authorities said all three suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and are investigating if one of the men may have shot himself.

It did not appear that any of the incidents were connected to each other.