Olney Street

Teen points loaded gun at cops and curses them out, runs away, found hiding under a car, police say

By adamg - 6/23/22 - 9:31 am

Boston Police report arresting a 17-year-old they say pointed a gun loaded with five rounds Tuesday night. Read more.

Fundraising drive set up for family of murdered Dorchester woman

By adamg - 4/11/21 - 9:03 pm

GoFundMe to help defray funeral costs for the family of Delois Brown, gunned down as she sat on her Olney Street porch during yesterday's warm weather, victim of a gunman aiming for somebody else.

Grandmother sitting on front porch shot to death by gunman aiming at somebody else

By adamg - 4/10/21 - 9:13 pm

Update: Victim identified as Delois Brown, 73.

WCVB reports a woman in her 70s sitting on the front porch of 19 Olney St. in Dorchester was killed by a bullet meant for somebody else, around 6 p.m.

Boston murders in 2021.

Shots fired on Olney Street in Dorchester

By adamg - 8/11/18 - 11:06 pm

Around 10:5 p.m. at Olney Street and Blakeville. At least one car and one building hit.

Woman stabbed on Olney Street, Dorchester

By adamg - 8/27/16 - 8:56 pm

Around 8:45 p.m. on Olney Street near Richfield. A suspect was found not long after, with apparent self-inflicted injuries.

Gunfire in Dorchester leaves one with a graze wound

By adamg - 8/14/15 - 9:50 pm

Around 9:40 p.m. at Olney and Everton streets. A house on Everton had a window shot out; two cars were also hit. Police are looking for two men on a scooter, one of whom fired at least 13 rounds.

Man shot in the chest in Dorchester

By adamg - 1/1/15 - 11:54 pm

WBZ reports somebody sitting in a car on Olney Street was shot around 1:30 p.m. Because of the severity of the person's injuries, the homicide unit was summoned. The Herald reports the shooting was likely "gang related" and that the victim should survive.

Scott Eisen photographed the scene.