Six people who were attending a party were shot late Friday night on a Roxbury street, according to Boston police.Police said the victims, three men and three women ages 25 to 35, were shot while inside a vehicle. It is not clear whether they were inside the same vehicle or in different vehicles."It's really sad," said neighborhood resident Marie Rudolph. "This community, once, was taken over by drugs and they cleaned it up, and now it seems to be coming back. Most times, it's probably people that don't even live over here." Officers responded at 11:13 p.m. for a report of a shooting on Maple Street. Upon arrival, they found six victims suffering from gunshot wounds in an outdoor crime scene.The victims were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, police said."This is a nice neighborhood," said Boston Police Commissioner William Gross. "As I always say, this isn't indicative of the entire neighborhood."He said problems are caused by 1-2% of people in the area, "and we need to send a message that this is unacceptable."This shooting came a night after two people, including an 8-year-old girl, were shot at Mary Hannon Park on Dudley Street.Police set up a second crime scene on Blue Hill Avenue around a red Toyota Prius. This is related to the shooting but it was not made clear how.Officials are asking neighborhood residents for help with identifying the shooting suspects.

Six people who were attending a party were shot late Friday night on a Roxbury street, according to Boston police.

Police said the victims, three men and three women ages 25 to 35, were shot while inside a vehicle. It is not clear whether they were inside the same vehicle or in different vehicles.


"It's really sad," said neighborhood resident Marie Rudolph. "This community, once, was taken over by drugs and they cleaned it up, and now it seems to be coming back. Most times, it's probably people that don't even live over here."

Officers responded at 11:13 p.m. for a report of a shooting on Maple Street. Upon arrival, they found six victims suffering from gunshot wounds in an outdoor crime scene.

The victims were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

"This is a nice neighborhood," said Boston Police Commissioner William Gross. "As I always say, this isn't indicative of the entire neighborhood."

He said problems are caused by 1-2% of people in the area, "and we need to send a message that this is unacceptable."

This shooting came a night after two people, including an 8-year-old girl, were shot at Mary Hannon Park on Dudley Street.

Police set up a second crime scene on Blue Hill Avenue around a red Toyota Prius. This is related to the shooting but it was not made clear how.

Officials are asking neighborhood residents for help with identifying the shooting suspects.