Two people were shot, with one killed, inside a barbershop in Dorchester, and police are asking for the public’s help in solving the case.
Deputy Super Paul McLaughlin said police arrived at 12:55 p.m. Monday and found two people shot; “one was pronounced deceased at the hospital.”
“Oh, man,” a bystander said at the scene on Erie and Washington streets.
“We do not believe this is a random threat,” McLaughlin added, saying police were canvassing the neighborhood for any video.The shooting was at the Exclusive Barber Shop.
McLaughlin added it is “too early to say” on possible suspects.
Anyone with information is strongly urged to contact the Boston Police Homicide Unit at 617-343-4470.
Boston police also reported Monday that they arrested Richard Garofalo, 28, of Boston, on firearm charges.
Officers responding to the area of Island Street and Gerald Street for a report of a person with a gun frisked the suspect and found the Smith and Wesson 380 Bodyguard with one round in the chamber and six rounds in the magazine.
BPD also posted Monday that they arrested Erick Pierre Louis, 26, of Roxbury, on assault and battery charges after he was found with a knife on Boylston Street Thursday.
“Officers were advised that the suspect threatened a victim with a knife and demanded money that he believed was owed to him,” police said.
“The suspect stabbed the rear tire of the victim’s moped, which resulted in the knife’s handle to break. The suspect suffered an accidental laceration after stabbing the tire. The suspect was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and was booked upon release from the hospital,” BPD added.
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