CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - Authorities have identified the 32-year-old man who was fatally shot early Saturday morning in Cambridge.
Officers responding to a report of a person on the ground near the intersection of Broadway and Norfolk streets around 5:30 a.m. found Xavier Bautista, of Cambridge, dead at the scene, according to a joint statement issued by Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Cambridge Police Commissioner Pauline Wells.
It was apparent he had suffered a gunshot wound.
A preliminary investigation suggests Bautista was shot shortly before 4:30 a.m., and his body was found by a pedestrian about an hour later.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Cambridge Police Department at (617) 349-3300.
This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.
(Copyright (c) 2026 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)