When Goths attack

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Boston Police, District C-6, report that around 1:15 this morning, a victim was kicked to the ground at 573 Dorchester St. in South Boston by "two white males dressed in Gothic attire." All three had been at the Junction before the attack, police say

Xzeniyeju Chukwuezi, 18, of Roxbury, was arrested today on charges he gunned down Soheil Turner on May 7, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis and Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley said.

Turner, 15, was found with two gunshot wounds at 305 Dudley St. around 7:22 a.m. and was pronounced dead at Boston Medical Center.
"There is no good explanation or excuse for Soheil Turner's death, but we hope that today's arrest - while only the beginning of a process to hold his killer accountable - brings at least some small measure of comfort to Soheil's family and friends," Conley said.
The Herald reports Chukwuezi is a member of the Dudley Street Posse gang and was arrested at McKinley Preparatory High School. In 2002, he played a soldier in a Strand Theatre performance of "Urban Nutcracker."

Harvard dorm shooting victim dies

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The man shot Monday in a Harvard dorm died today, and is identified as Justin Cosby, 21, of Cambridge, the Globe reports in a News Update. They include a video of the victim's mother.
The Crimson's article has more information from police and security/safety perspectives, including witness reports.
WickedLocal Cambridge's current article on the case has the odd headline and lede that the victim had dropped out of college last month.

Brawl outside Suffolk Superior Court leaves one stabbed

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The Globe reports on a slugfest outside Suffolk Superior Court yesterday involving rival groups attending a murder trial.
Kevin Boyette, 20, is charged with plunging a knife into the back of an opponent.

Stabbed but doesn't want to help the cops find his attacker

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Area C-6 reports a man who showed up at Boston Medical Center with stab wounds to the chest and arms on May 12 said he was stabbed at Columbia Road and Dorchester Avenue around 7:20 p.m., but "did not cooperate with investigation."

Masked men flee MIT dorm, crash car, run away

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MIT Police report on an incident Monday night involving six banditos in bandanas buzzed into a dormitory by a student expecting visitors:
An MIT officer followed the fleeing white Mitsubishi as it drove along Memorial Drive and several other streets before hitting a parked car, at which time all suspects exited the vehicle and fled the scene. Massachusetts State Police and Boston Police assisted in searching the area to no avail.
One of the suspects failed to pull up his bandana, was described as Asian, heavyset, with short cropped hair.

Man found dead in Mattapan

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Boston Police report finding a man's body lying outside 23 Wilcock St. this morning with what appears to be a gunshot wound.

Stabbing in East Boston

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Boston Police tweet somebody was stabbed at Brooks and Trenton streets before 10:30 p.m

James Parker, 48, had bail set at $100,000, but even if he could raise the money, he isn't going anywhere because a Chelsea District Court judge revoked his bail on an unrelated charge.
Prosecutors say Parker entered the club around noon wearing a mask and holding what appeared to be an automatic weapon. He ordered the bartender to give him all the money in the joint - and the keys to the club's poker machines. According to a statement:

At about this time, a 71-year-old male entered the bar and, realizing that there was a robbery in progress, asked everyone to remain calm and told the bartender to get Parker a drink. The defendant allegedly demanded a Skyy Vodka, but when the bartender told him that she did not have that brand of vodka, he took a bottle of Absolut Vodka and a bottle of Dewars Scotch. Parker is also said to have ordered the bartender to get the 71-year-old the drink of his choice.
But Parker's mood allegedly soured when police arrived - after the bartender managed to secretly call them on a cell phone. He is charged with putting his Samaritan in a headlock and walking outside with the gun pointed at his head. One officer managed to grab the gun - at which point police realized it was not real, the DA's office says.

Parker was then charged with four counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, two counts of assault on a person over age 60, one count of kidnapping, one count of armed and masked robbery and one count of resisting arrest.

Senior citizen stabbed to death in Dorchester

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Boston Police report a man, 74, was found with a stab wound inside an apartment at 538 Talbot Ave. shortly after 7 p.m.
He was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he died.

1. Teen on the way to school gunned down in Roxbury this morning
   
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   Boston Police report the boy, 15, was shot twice while on the way to schoo at 305 Dudley Street around 7:20 this morning.
   Police say they are looking for a black male, about 19, between 5'9" and 6'1" with a thin build, wearing a black jacket with a black or dark-green hoodie and black sunglasses. He was last seen carrying a colored umbrella.
   Anybody with information can call the Homicide Unit at 617-343-4470 or the anonymous tip line at 1-800-494-TIPS. You can also text TIP to CRIME (27463).
   WBZ radio reports one of the bullets hit the teen in the head and that he appeared to be targeted by the gunman

May 7, 2009
Roxbury stabbing victim dies

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Boston Police report that one of two men stabbed early on May 3 at 349 Dudley St. has died.
Police say both victims, one 19, the other 20, managed to get themselves to Boston Medical Center. The younger victim suffered a non-fatal wound to the hip; the older man, however, did not survive.
Police say he is the city's 18th murder victim this year. The incident took place a couple blocks away from where a teen was gunned down this morning; although he is still alive, police expect him to die.

Police: Kicking, punching home invaders arrested in the South End

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Boston Police report a man heard somebody knocking on his 406 Harrison Ave. apartment window around 12:45 a.m. on Sunday. When he went to the front door to see who:
[F]our Asian males forced their way in and began kicking and punching him in the common area of the building. While doing so, they stated, "Give me your money". One of the suspects was pulling at the victim's pants pocket and took approximately Twenty-five-Dollars ($25) from him.
Police say officers arrived and found the four still in the building. Arrested and charged with assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (shod foot), unarmed robbery and threats to extort: Khoi Nguyen, 27, of Randolph, Ou Lan, 24, of Boston, Tung Nguyen, 25, of Lowell and Khoa Vo, 25, of Boston.

May 4, 2009
DA: Brazilian fists of fury leave one man in coma

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Santos
A trio of martial-arts pros from Brazil face charges they beat one man into a coma and broke another man's jaw during a fight outside a Chelsea restaurant early this morning.
Bruno DaCosta, 23, of Everett, Iury Debs, 25, of Lynn, and Diego Santos, 23, of Everett, were all ordered to surrender their passports at their arraignment today in Chelsea District Court, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office says. Bail was set at $2,500 each.
All three are instructors at the Brazilian Martial Arts Center in Somerville, which promises "ultimate training for ultimate fighters."
Prosecutors charge the three put their training to bad use at a fight outside the McDonald's on Revere Beach Parkway, which they say followed a verbal altercation shortly before at Club Lido in Revere.
Witnesses told investigators that Santos struck one of the victims, a 22-year-old Revere man, in the face with no provocation, knocking him to the ground. When another man, also a Revere resident, approached the assailants, Debs allegedly punched him in the back of the head and knocked him to the ground. All three assailants kicked and slapped the two victims as they lay on the ground.
Friends of the first victim rushed him to Whidden Memorial Hospital, where doctors ordered him transported to Massachusetts General Hospital for surgery. He was operated upon and placed in an intensive care unit with severe head trauma and possible brain damage.

Teen shot to death in Dorchester

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Boston Police report finding a 17-year-old male lying on the sidewalk at 70 Tonawanda St. around 7:19 p.m. today.
He was taken to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead of a gunshot wound. Police say witnesses heard numerous gunshots before seeing two possible suspects run in the direction of Waldeck Street.
At the scene, officers and detectives spoke to several witnesses who reported that they observed an unidentified black male running on foot down Northampton St shortly after the shooting. The suspect then ran into a newer dark colored Toyota Camry occupied by another male in the driver’s seat which then fled the scene. Witnesses also provided detectives and officers with a registration for the car that the suspect ran to after the shooting.
Police say they tracked the car to its owner, who told them her boyfriend had had the car at the time of the shooting. Jose O. Ortiz, 18, of Lawrence was arrested and charged with being an accessory after the fact for assault with intent to kill. The alleged shooter is still at large.
Innocent, etc.

Woman mugged at gunpoint on her front steps in Charlestown

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A correspondent passes along this report from a friend of his who lives near the Monument in Charlestown:
Yesterday I was robbed at gunpoint at 10:20 am on my front steps in Charlestown. I am okay (just badly shaken up) and fortunate that the predator did not force his way into my home since I had my keys in my door lock.
Please keep your guard up at all times of the day and in all neighborhoods. No neighborhood or time of day is immune from increased crime. One of my neighbors informed me that she was pick-pocketed by a pro a few days ago on Federal Street. She lost her wallet and blackberry. Within 20 minutes, there were significant charges on her credit cards.

Man charged with two rapes in Radisson garage

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A man charged with raping two women in the garage of the Radisson Hotel on Stuart Street was ordered held in lieu of $1 million bail following his arraignment today, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office says.
Jose Rivera is charged with raping one woman on April 19 and another early this morning, the DA's office says, adding the April 19 victim was a worker at the hotel going to her job. Rivera's probation on an unrelated assault conviction in West Roxbury District Court was also revoked.