Man shot to death on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan; first Boston murder in two months

Victim identified as George Deeble, 42, of Dorchester.

Boston Police report a man was shot at Blue Hill Avenue and Fremont Street around 4:45 a.m.

The man was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

He was the first murder victim in Boston since a woman was killed in murder-suicide at the Moxy Hotel in the Theater District on Feb. 26 and the third this year. Last year at this point, Boston had had 13 murders.

Boston murders in 2024.