BOSTON — Five people were killed in four shootings in Boston and its suburbs late Wednesday and early Thursday, including a 21-year-old woman authorities believe was an unintended target, officials said.
Three young men were killed in two shootings in Boston just minutes apart Wednesday night, drawing condemnation from Mayor Marty Walsh.
“I am extremely saddened and disturbed by the violence that took place overnight in our community; this has to stop,” the mayor said in a statement.
There is no indication that any of the shootings are related. There have now been 20 homicides in the city this year, compared to 35 at this point last year.
The violence began when a man was fatally shot in a car in Cambridge near the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus at about 8:40 p.m. Wednesday. After the shooting, the vehicle drove toward Kendall Square where it stopped in front of a hotel. The victim was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. The driver is cooperating with investigators.
Three men were shot, two fatally, in Boston’s Roxbury section at about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday. The victims, both in their 20s, were pronounced dead at the hospital. The third victim did not make himself known to police until about three hours later and is expected to survive.
Just minutes later, three men attending a family gathering were shot in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood. One died. The other two are expected to survive.
The final shooting occurred at about 1 a.m. Thursday, when authorities say 21-year-old Ashlee Berryman, of Malden, was shot and killed outside near an Everett restaurant.
Witnesses say she was caught in the crossfire of two shooters.
No other victims have been publicly identified. No arrests have been announced.
Police in all three cities are asking witnesses to come forward.
