Boston police are turning to the public for help as they search for a vehicle in connection with a deadly hit-and-run in Dorchester on Saturday, officials said.

Officers responding to a reported pedestrian crash in the area of Dorchester Avenue and Ashmont Street around 11:30 p.m. are now looking for a light-green 2006 Kia Sportage with the Mass. license plate 7RN971.

Anyone with information relative to the vehicle pictured is asked to contact BPD Homicide Detectives at (617) 343-4470.

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