BOSTON – One adult male was killed and two others Wednesday night when shots were fired near the intersection of Parker Street and Tremont Street in Roxbury.
The shooting happened around 8 p.m., and according to the Boston Police Department all three victims are adult males in their teens.
Boston 25 News reporter Jacob Long spoke to a pizza delivery driver working near the scene who said he heard a hail of gunfire and saw people running in the area.
DEVELOPING: extensive @bostonpolice presence surrounding area of Tremont and Parker. Many roads in area shut down @boston25 pic.twitter.com/zFBfNhB8gi
— Jacob Long (@JacobLongSTL) December 7, 2017
Just before the shooting, police were called to the Tobin Community Center for some sort of altercation. While they were there, they heard the gunshots a short distance away and found the three people who had been shot.
One of the surviving victims is said to be in critical condition, the other in serious condition.
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