MOTOR VEHICLE WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INCIDENTAt about 1:20am, on Saturday, August 9, 2008, officers from Area B-2 (Roxbury) responded to a radio call for shots fired in the area of Playstead and Pierpont Roads. On arrival, officers located a male, in his late 30’s, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was immediately transported to the Boston Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
The Boston Police Department is actively investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding this incident. The department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 1999 gray Ford Taurus with a Massachusetts registration: 5021RK. In addition to dark tinted windows, the motor vehicle has noticeable damage to the front passenger side of the vehicle. Anyone with information is strongly urged to contact the Boston Police Homicide Unit at (617) 343-4470 or Area B-2 detectives at (617) 343-4275.
Community members with information who wish to remain anonymous can do so by either calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS (8477) or texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463). The Boston Police Department will stringently protect the identity of those who wish to remain anonymous.

MOTOR VEHICLE WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INCIDENTAt about 1:20am, on Saturday, August 9, 2008, officers from Area B-2 (Roxbury) responded to a radio call for shots fired in the area of Playstead and Pierpont Roads. On arrival, officers located a male, in his late 30’s, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was immediately transported to the Boston Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
The Boston Police Department is actively investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding this incident. The department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 1999 gray Ford Taurus with a Massachusetts registration: 5021RK. In addition to dark tinted windows, the motor vehicle has noticeable damage to the front passenger side of the vehicle. Anyone with information is strongly urged to contact the Boston Police Homicide Unit at (617) 343-4470 or Area B-2 detectives at (617) 343-4275.
Community members with information who wish to remain anonymous can do so by either calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS (8477) or texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463). The Boston Police Department will stringently protect the identity of those who wish to remain anonymous.