'Too many guns on street': Teen dead, man wounded in Boston shooting

A teenager was killed and another man critically injured after a shooting in Boston.The shooting was reported around 5:30 p.m. Monday on Vesta Road in Dorchester.An 18-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. A 21-year-old man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening-injuries.Officers are now seeking witnesses and surveillance video to assist in the ongoing investigation.“This just showcases that we all have to work together as a community to stop this senseless violence. There are too many guns on the street,” Boston Police Chief William Gross said.The double shooting added to an already violent summer. Mayor Marty Walsh plans to hold a meeting with local trauma teams. “It can’t just be a police solution, although the police will be out there more visible but it has to be a whole program solution to how we deal with this,” Walsh said.Police said the shooting does not appear to be random and are asking people with information to come forward. If you have any information on this shooting, please contact Boston police at 617-343-4470. You can also text anonymous tips to 1-800-494-TIPS.

A teenager was killed and another man critically injured after a shooting in Boston.

The shooting was reported around 5:30 p.m. Monday on Vesta Road in Dorchester.


An 18-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. A 21-year-old man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening-injuries.

Officers are now seeking witnesses and surveillance video to assist in the ongoing investigation.

“This just showcases that we all have to work together as a community to stop this senseless violence. There are too many guns on the street,” Boston Police Chief William Gross said.

The double shooting added to an already violent summer. Mayor Marty Walsh plans to hold a meeting with local trauma teams.

“It can’t just be a police solution, although the police will be out there more visible but it has to be a whole program solution to how we deal with this,” Walsh said.

Police said the shooting does not appear to be random and are asking people with information to come forward.

If you have any information on this shooting, please contact Boston police at 617-343-4470. You can also text anonymous tips to 1-800-494-TIPS.