Homicide Unit

Investigation Update: Suspect Charged for 1999 Homicide

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Investigation Update: Through comprehensive forensic review, Boston Police Detectives from the Cold Case Unit, working alongside Crime Lab Forensic Analysts, successfully matched the offender, Cornell Bell to the 1999 murder of Caryn Bonner. Bell was arraigned last week in Suffolk Superior Court. Bell is currently serving a life sentence for a separate incident.  This is […]

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Investigation Update: Victim Identified in Mattapan Homicide

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At approximately 12:12 a.m. on Monday, January 5, 2026, officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) responded to a radio call for a person shot in the area of 24 Stow Road in Mattapan. Upon arrival, officers located a victim, Alex DeAndrade, 37, of Brockton, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Boston EMS responded and transported the

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Investigation Update: Homicide Victim Identified in Fatal Hit-and-Run on Commonwealth Avenue

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At approximately 8:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2026, officers assigned to District D-4 (South End/Back Bay) responded to a radio call for a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Hereford Street. The vehicle reportedly entered the Commonwealth Avenue Mall and struck a pedestrian who was walking his

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Investigation Update: Homicide Arrest Made Following Fatal Hit-and-Run on Commonwealth Avenue

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At approximately 8:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2026, officers assigned to District D-4 (South End/Back Bay) responded to a radio call for a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Hereford Street. The vehicle reportedly entered the Commonwealth Avenue Mall and struck a pedestrian who was walking his

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Investigation Update: Second Homicide Suspect Arrested in Hiawatha Road Triple Shooting

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Second Suspect Arrested: At about 10:30 PM, on Thursday, January 1, 2026, Boston Police arrested Kwessi Silcott, 20, of Mattapan, at 2400 Washington Street, Roxbury. At the time of his arrest, the suspect was wanted on a warrant for: He is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester Court. The facts and circumstances surrounding the prior incident are as

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Investigation Update: Homicide Suspect Arrested in Hiawatha Road Triple Shooting

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At about 1:24 PM on Saturday, October 11, 2025, officers assigned to District B-3 (Dorchester/Mattapan) responded to a ShotSpotter activation and reports of multiple people shot in the area of 2 Hiawatha Road in Mattapan. Upon arrival, officers located three individuals suffering from gunshot wounds. All three victims were treated at the scene and transported

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Investigation Update: Suspect Arrested for 1997 Homicide

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Investigation Update: At about 12:15 PM, on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, officers assigned to the Boston Police Fugitive Unit arrested Brian Keazer, 50, of Boston, in Jamaica Plain. At the time of his arrest, the suspect was wanted on a warrant issued out of Suffolk Superior Court for the murder of Ruth Foster, 56, of Boston. This is another example

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Investigation Update: Victim Identified in the Homicide at Havre Street and Cunard Way, East Boston

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At about 5:50 PM, on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, officers assigned to District A-7 (East Boston) responded to a radio call for a person shot in the area of 27 Havre Street, East Boston. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male victim suffering from a gunshot wound . The victim was transported to a local

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Death Investigation in the Area of Havre Street and Cunard Way, East Boston

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At about 5:50 PM, on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, officers assigned to District A-7 (East Boston) responded to a radio call for a person shot in the area of 27 Havre Street, East Boston. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male victim suffering from a gunshot wound . The victim was transported to a local

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