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NE Unsolved: 2 murders, same guns

NEW ENGLAND'S UNSOLVED (MyFoxBoston.com) -- In 2011, a vicious shooting spree hit Boston's Dorchester and Roxbury neighborhoods. When it was finished, two young people were killed, a 4-year-old boy was shot in the back at a playground, and others were injured.

Fox 25's New England's Unsolved has exclusively learned that each of the three shootings are connected, through ballistics, to the same guns. All of these shootings are unsolved. All of the guns are still on the street. And the killers are likely still in our neighborhoods.

The shootings share another common factor. They were all committed in front of witnesses, yet no one will identify the shooters. Boston Police Detectives tell Fox 25's Bob Ward that without the public's help, these cases cannot be solved. And the killers will be emboldened to strike again, with the same guns, against more innocent victims.

If you know anything about these cases, call Boston Police Crimestoppers at 1.800.494-TIPS. There is a $1,000 reward offered for information leading to an arrest. And you may remain anonymous, even if you are in line to collect the reward.

Here are the shootings:

June 27, 2011.

9:20 p.m.

Harambee Park

Dorchester

Victim: 4-year-old boy.

4-year-old boy shot in the back.

It is believed the shooting involved rival gang members.

The injured boy, who survived, was an innocent bystander.

July 31, 2011

12:20 a.m.

40 Ames St.

Franklin Field Housing Development

Dorchester

Victim: Wilson Alexander

20-year-old Wilson Alexander shot and killed.

Wilson was visiting the Franklin Field after a funeral.

It is believed rival gang members shot and killed Wilson Alexander

October 3, 2011

10:15 p.m.

39 Dearborn St.

Orchard Gardens Housing Development

Roxbury

Victim: Paula Jacobs

23-year-old Paula Jacobs, visiting her grandmother who lives at Orchard Gardens, is killed when at least two gunmen opened fire on a courtyard.

Surveillance video shows a car pulling up at an intersection, and two gunmen running to the courtyard where a barrage of shots were fired.

Paula Jacobs was not affiliated with any gang. Nor was anyone who was standing in the courtyard with her.

There is no known motive for this murder.

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