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Boston murders in 2021: The victims
By adamg on Fri, 12/31/2021 - 9:38am
By the stats, Boston looks pretty good this year: Unlike many other large cities, Boston has had less violent crime than the year before. Aggravated asaults and rapes are down from last year. And murders have decreased from 53 to 40, as of Dec. 26. But that's small comfort to the family and friends of the people who were gunned down or stabbed to death this year. Here is the annual roll call of murder victims in Boston. Click on a name to see more details, including any follow-up news. You can also see 2021 Boston murders on a map (and sort by neighborhood).
 Gerie AcevedoMan stabbed to death on Shawmut Avenue in the South End. |
 Ugochukwu AnaelePerson stabbed to death outside Southampton shelter; 5th Methadone Mile murder this year. |
 Nalijah AndradeWoman shot to death in downtown hotel. |
 Shamel Winston AtkinsMan fatally shot in the chest on Erie Street in Dorchester. |
 Fermin BaezMan fatally shot on Mission Hill. |
 Ivanildo BarrosMan shot to death on Park Street in Dorchester. |
 Ralph BoggsMan stabbed to death on Harvard Street in Mattapan. |
 Delois BrownGrandmother sitting on front porch shot to death by gunman aiming at somebody else. |
 Jamaal Chin-ClarkeMan stabbed to death at Mass and Cass. |
 Stacy ColemanTwo shot, one fatally, on Danube Street in Dorchester. |
 Peter ContoisMan stabbed to death on Virginia Street in Dorchester. |
 Tasjahnaya DanceWoman shot to death at Bowdoin and Washington streets in Dorchester. |
 Jahira DeAlto and Fatima YasminTwo women stabbed to death on Taft Street in Dorchester; two children spared. |
Antonni DiazMan fatally shot on Woodbole Avenue in Mattapan. |
 Levar FosterMan murdered on Blue Hill Avenue near Harvard Street. |
Ricardo GarciaMan dead in Methadone Mile stabbing. |
 Richard GhiozziMan stabbed to death outside Southampton Street shelter. |
 Brendan Thomas GoguenMan who was found dead at Mass and Cass hotel in April was murdered, police say. |
 Alicia HeywoodWoman shot to death in Roslindale Square. |
 Rosa HicksTwo shot, one dead on Deering Road in Mattapan. |
 Noel JimenezMan fatally shot near Fairmount train station in Hyde Park. |
 Keith JordanThree shot on Creston Street, one dead. |
 Christopher KellarMan fatally stabbed at Friend Street hotel; suspect arrested. |
 Edgar MatthewsMan murdered on Almont Street in Mattapan. |
 Arthur Rashaad MilesMan shot to death in Egleston Square. |
 Jawad MuhammedMan shot to death in Charlestown. |
Name not releasedMan shot to death near Ross Playground in Hyde Park. |
Name not releasedWoman murdered on West Concord Street in the South End. |
 Diamonte NicholsonMan shot to death on Walk Hill Street in Mattapan; up to 25 shots fired. |
 Lance NorwoodPerson shot in the head on Morton Street in Mattapan. |
 Tanaya PerkinsTwo shot, one dead in Franklin Field. |
 Akeem PolimisTeen fatally shot near Codman Square, but body is found in Squantum; suspect arrested. |
Diion ReidMan found dead in a car on Shelby Street in East Boston. |
 Aisha ShepardSix shot, one dead on Irma Street in Dorchester. |
 Joshua SmithMan dead after being shot and run over in Roxbury. |
 Javare SommervilleTeen stabbed to death at Blue Hill Avenue and Columbia Road. |
 Brandon WilliamsMan shot to death at Capen and Evans streets in Dorchester. |
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Comments
The vortex of violence
My prayers go out to all the victims families. My thanks go out to the magnificent doctors nurses and EMT's who saved the lives of countless others from entering the vortex of violence otherwise the homicide rate in the city would have been closer to one hundred.
Odd you left out BPD cops who
Odd you left out BPD cops who are first on scene to every shooting in the city that occurs(scene safety and all) ...I get it if you don't like cops etc etc but let's be real TQ placements and life saving measures done by police MINUTES before Boston EMS arrives has helped save many lives this year, respectfully.
Really?
You completely missed the point of this
I think any amount of murder
I think any amount of murder is never any good and kind of a tone deaf way to start off this post.
Please.
Adam is providing some statistical analysis and a comparison is violent crime in Boston v major cities. He’s one of the only media outlets who reports on the victims of these crimes.
I do not like you.
Granted, I'm is a pissy mood; however, this is Adam's site. You really do not need to read and you especially do not need to comment with your "tone deaf" crap. Adam is very empathetic and to boot I do not find it "tone deaf" in the least.
All that being said I hope 2022 is good to you and yours and you stop commenting just to comment.
Nearly all of these are gang related.
At least 80 percent. Gangs remain a scourge - imagine if we threw more resources at this problem from multiple angles? Support to encourage multiple parent families, programming snd job options for youth, and vigorous enforcement by police.
Gangs are a huge problem in communities of color in Boston, with no simple solution. Don’t we owe it to the other 80% of citizens in these communities to address these problems so they can live in relative safety?
It's unfortunate that the
It's unfortunate that the word 'murder' doesn't distinguish between innocent bystanders who were minding their own business, people who lost their cool in a conflict, and people who made risky life choices and lost.
It's unfortunate
You have no empathy or sympathy whatsoever.
I live in h block and it's a beautiful
Neighborhood! You are right at least 80percent are gang related. I always say it's a good neighborhood with some bad people. The police do a great job they work hard over here. Some things will never change. I've seen several shootings and I still feel safe and. I have great neighbors and many people I stop and say hello when I walk it's the friendliest neighborhood I've ever lived in. Happy new year
No such thing as Hblock
Why would you say you live in Hblock?That is not what the name of the street is. You are part of the problem. That is the gangs term they use for holworthy, humboult, etccc. When you meet someone do you say hey, I live in Hblock? You basically are claiming the gang just like young dudes out there. Parents are part of the problem
Do you have any proof of this?
Would love to see it.
Meanwhile 26 of the 40 murders were committed with guns. Guns make 20,000 murders and 24,000 suicides annually in the U.S. far easier, all thanks to a 250 year old passage about a “well-regulated militia.” So you work on gangs, I’ll work on guns.
Missing Faces
Gerie Acevedo
Ugochukwu McDonald Anaele
Ricardo Garcia
Daquelle Matthews, Boston
Daquelle Matthews, Boston resident murdered in Malden 11/20/2021