BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston police have identified the 21-year-old South Boston woman who was fatally stabbed on Boston Common earlier this month.

Officers responding to a reported stabbing in the area of 121 Tremont St. around 11:30 p.m. on July 20 found Jazreanna Sheppard suffering from life-threatening injuries, according to Boston police. She was to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Anyone with information is asked to call Boston Police Homicide Detectives at 617-343-4470.

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