BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston police have identified the 18-year-old Boston man who was shot and killed in Dorchester on Wednesday.
Officers responding to a report of shots fired in the area of 6 Cameron St. around 12 p.m. found Kareem Garnett, Jr., suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A 16-year-old Dorchester resident was arrested at the scene on a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, possessing a loaded firearm, and delinquent to wit.
Hours later, a 17-year-old Dorchester resident was arrested on charges of manslaughter, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, possessing a loaded firearm, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling.
Neither of their names have been released.
Anyone with information about Garnett’s death is urged to call Boston Police Homicide Detectives at 617-343-4470.
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