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Teen shot to death at Dorchester YMCA

By adamg on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 12:35pm

Boston Police report finding a 19-year-old with a gunshot wound inside the Dorchester Y, 776 Washington St., around 11:40 p.m. Saturday.

He was taken to Boston Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. He is Dorchester's 16th murder victim this year (see map).

About two weeks ago, a Friday-night party at the Egleston Square Y's Youth Center turned into a near-riot, according to police.

Neighborhoods: 
Dorchester
Topics: 
Crime
Free tagging: 
Murder
Guns


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Comments

By anon on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 3:02pm.

The clever fellows over at the Egleston Y decided to repeat the event this Sat. according to the Gazette.

By Anonymous on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 3:26pm.

Is the answer to arm more 19 year olds in Boston so they can defend themselves when they're at the gym?

By anon on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 5:31pm.

19 year olds seem to be the cause of a lot of crime, they should be banned.

By adamg on Mon, 08/31/2009 - 1:53pm.

The Globe talks to relatives of the murdered teen, say they don't understand how this could happen to the "big kid in a young man's body."

The Herald talks to police, who say the kid was a "a troubled man," a gang member with a juvenile arrest for armed robbery who was considered "a public safety risk."

By Anonymous on Mon, 08/31/2009 - 2:25pm.

The Herald talks to police, who say the kid was a "a troubled man," a gang member with a juvenile arrest for armed robbery who was considered "a public safety risk."

I see. It was his own fault.

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By anon on Mon, 08/31/2009 - 2:32pm.

Yes the young man had no responsibility for his thug behavior which ultimately brought him into conflict with other thugs whom killed him. Maybe if he had listened to more gangster rap and watched less FoxNews his life would have turned around significantly enough to avoid this tragedy.

By adamg on Mon, 08/31/2009 - 2:46pm.

He was no angel and if he knew he was marked, he put a lot of people who had nothing to do with his behavior in jeopardy.

By Anonymous on Mon, 08/31/2009 - 4:53pm.

You're worried about the other people at the Y who didn't get shot and killed but not so much about the kid who did, principally because he was a 'troubled kid' gang member. Joining a gang isn't like trying out for little league. Read Gangs 101 - Gang Recruitment Techniques. These kids need better options than joining a gang.

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By adamg on Mon, 08/31/2009 - 4:38pm.

Aaron Brown, Boston Police report.