BOSTON (WHDH) - The Boston Police Department are investigating the death of a 19-year-old who was shot a killed in Mattapan.
Police responded to a report of a person shot near Selden Street and Oak Hill Avenue Thursday night where officers found Mattapan resident Xavier Barkon suffering from a gunshot wound at the scene.
Barkon was transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police ask that anyone with information contact Boston Police Homicide Detectives at (617) 343-4470, call the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or text the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).
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