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Man shot dead near Ruggles

By adamg on Wed, 07/31/2013 - 3:32pm

UPDATE: In e-mail to students and staff, Northeastern University says the victim died. Friends identify him as Joseph Morante.

Brian D'Amico reports somebody was shot at 1053 Tremont St. around 1:30 p.m. and that the homicide unit was summoned.

Updates: 
Neighborhoods: 
Roxbury
Topics: 
Crime
Free tagging: 
Murder
Guns
Joseph Morante


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Comments

By adamg on Wed, 07/31/2013 - 9:19pm.

Sent this afternoon:

To members of the Northeastern community:

Earlier today, a fatal shooting took place inside a business on Tremont Street, very close to the main Northeastern campus. The incident did not involve anyone affiliated with the university and our Public Safety department assures us that there is no threat to the university community.

You are receiving this message as part of our ongoing efforts to notify the campus of events in the surrounding area.

If you need assistance please contact public safety at 617-373-2121 or in case of an emergency at 617-373-3333.

Personal Safety Tips:
- Always be aware of your surroundings, especially at night.
- When parking, walking or returning to your car, remain in well-lit and populated areas.
- Don’t become distracted by talking on a cell phone or listening to an iPod/similar device and try not to display these devices too much.
- Avoid walking alone late at night. Walk with friends and people you know.

By Lyndsay on Wed, 07/31/2013 - 9:41pm.

I am an NU student and received this in my email earlier. But the Globe has nothing whatsoever on its front page on this shooting - I can't find it mentioned anywhere else. Very strange.

By brianjdamico on Wed, 07/31/2013 - 11:00pm.

Strange? No, its a "bad" neighborhood as far as the press in Boston is concerned. Don't worry, when a shooting happens downtown they'll have a half dozen reporters at the scene right away.

Strange is that the Herald and NECN had people at a non-fatal shooting in Mattapan last night almost immediately. Almost had hope it would be the start of a new trend, but no.

By Lyndsay on Thu, 08/01/2013 - 12:17am.

I understand. I am a CJ student - the lack of focus on murders in the city of people who aren't young white women is nothing new. "Strange" was the incorrect word, more like frustrating.

By brianjdamico on Thu, 08/01/2013 - 12:56am.

Exactly.

By Ron Newman on Thu, 08/01/2013 - 8:59am.

I'm curious what business this happened inside. The Google street view shows a grocery store (Pena's market) and a cell-phone store, but street view is sometimes inaccurate, and I'm not always sure it's showing me the right side of the street.

By anon on Thu, 08/01/2013 - 10:41am.

He worked at the cellphone store, called iWorld accessories

By anon on Wed, 07/31/2013 - 10:42pm.

Why am I not surpised? Do they need some random student murdered before they bulldoze that sh*thole?

By Lyndsay on Thu, 08/01/2013 - 12:19am.

I don't know how bulldozing homes affects the murder rate.
And yes, they do need a random student murdered first, preferably a white one, for the Globe or anyone else to pay any attention.

By Ron Newman on Thu, 08/01/2013 - 8:57am.

The building that Google Maps shows for 1053 Tremont looks, at least from the outside, attractive, solidly-built, and well-maintained.

What would we accomplish by demolishing every building where a murder ever occurred?

By anon on Thu, 08/01/2013 - 1:11pm.

It's a housing project full of violent gangbangers willing to murder someone over a cheap phone (see above) located right next door to two colleges? Move the criminal trash giving all poor on govt assistance a bad name to some isolated location where land and labor are cheap, and give the other 90% or so section 8 vouchers. With all the money being wasted on the select few (army of social workers, probation officers, judges, police overtime, shooting-related hospital bills) coming back into the budget, there will be more than enough for everyone. Also, there will be less of NIMBY attitude towards section 8 once landlords know their building won't turn into a crackhouse as soon as the new tenant moves in.

By Lyndsay on Thu, 08/01/2013 - 9:44pm.

Because you know the person that shot him and you know that he lives in that building? If you do, you should go to the police with that information instead of spewing your self-righteous verbal diarrhea here. Oh wait, but then you wouldn't be able to troll comment sections ranting and raving about the evils of public welfare without any sort of research or evidence to back up your statements.

By jonny on Wed, 07/31/2013 - 11:49pm.

We will miss you truely ..even after life you will always be with us we love you and may you're soul rest in piece joeseph morante ...you're fiance my little cussing loves you please watch over her and the family ....love JONNY

By anon on Thu, 08/01/2013 - 9:47am.

for putting a human face on what would otherwise be just another statistic.

I am so sorry that someone you loved is gone.