BOSTON (WHDH) - Authorities are investigating after a violent night in Boston turned deadly and left multiple people injured on Wednesday.
Officers responding to a report of several people shot outside of 5 Ames Way around 11:55 p.m. found five men suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Boston Police Commissioner William G. Gross.
They were taken to area hospitals, where one of the victims, Rolando Verdejo, 42, of Boston, was pronounced dead. The remaining victims’ injuries are considered non-life-threatening.
As this incident was unfolding, officers responded to a local hospital, where one man was receiving treatment for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and another man was being treated for a non-life-threatening stab wound, police said. This incident is believed to have occurred somewhere in the area of Massachusetts Avenue.
Gross says it is not clear if the two incidents are connected.
“It’s unfortunate that another person lost their life this time,” he said at the crime scene. “We vow to work with the DA and our community to stop these acts of senseless violence.”
Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins added, “After making it through Memorial Day without a homicide for the second year in a row, we sadly had a very violent night… We are going to be working around the clock, not only the DA’s office but police, to make sure we are actively looking for the individuals, the small percentage of people that are causing harm in our communities.”
An investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to call Boston police homicide detectives at (617) 343-4470.
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