First murder of the year is in Dorchester

...he was a gentle man who liked Magic 106.7.

I hope you are being facetious. That is the typical crap they print after someone, who is turning their life around, gets killed. There apparently is a serial killer on the loose killing people the moment they turn their lives around.

What a tragedy. My heart goes out to his family and friends.

The commenters who didn't know the victim should be ashamed of themselves for making disparaging comments behind the mask of anonymity. Being on the internet doesn't mean that your words aren't heard by anyone, and you have no right -- no right! -- to make the comments you made.

Let me give you some insight behind the joe and the 106.7 thing. Joe was a kind person. Joe was alot different then most young men you know or have known. Joe was a loving man who wasn't afraid to voice his feelings, concerns, comments, etc. So that is part of the reason why joe liked and listened to 106.7. It is relevant to me because that fact sets joe a part from the rest. Joe listened to 106.7 because he had love in his heart. JOE HAD SO MUCH LOVE IN HIS HEART THAT WHEN FRIENDS OF JOE WANTED TO VIOLENTLY HARM rayon OR EVEN MURDER HIM JOE TOLD THEM THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE SITUATION THAT WAY. This is coming from someone who really know joe and really knows many of the facts.

It is appalling to me that my dear friend tragically lost his life and you insensitive jerks are on here making comments about him liking magic 106.7. Furthermore, you should refrain from making comments that suggest he was a violent person because I'm positive you don't know him....cuz he wasn't. He was the funniest, down to earth, deep, honest, loving and caring person. I agree with the individual who made a comment before me you all are a**holes. Maybe you should take heed to the following advice...If you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all. Instead of writing an intelligent comment on the increasing violence in the community or something of significance your bringing up trivial sh!t. Get a life! Just be mindful people...at least act like you have some conscience and simple common sense.

RIP Joe that mf will never know how many hearts he broke and how many smiles and days of laughter he took away from us. But we gonna keep on smiling for you boo! I love you always! Bless

Its typical that an insensitive bastard like you would comment on what their family said about this sweet man. The thing is that my friend, my childhood friend was a cliche, he was the sweetest man a anyone would love to know, he had manners and was always smiling, even when he was mad. So all u rude as unconscious mothe%fu&*ers shut up and let the people who love him say what they want and mourn without ur comments. If u have nothing good to say, shut up yuh mouth.

I did not know Joe as personally as some of these people have commented, but I did know people who worked with him, and have met Joe a number of times. I agree: it's rather insensitive to talk about what kind of music one listens to rather than the issue at hand. maybe it's easy to think that way because we don't want to think about the crime and the sadness it causes. also, because he was someone from dorchester or that he was african-american does not mean he was trying to turn his life around, as someone commented earlier. he was living his life, being in his life, being the kindest, friendliest, hard-working, sociable, handsome man he could ever be. he did not need to turn his life around because his life was moving forward and moving up.

we all know what it is like to have that friend or that coworker or that cousin who is the first person you think to call when times are tough, or when you need a good laugh. this was joe to a lot of people. i know he is definitely missed.

Rayon is a coward because like every young man nower days he wouldn't fight joe with his hands like a man because he feared that he wouldn't win that fight. Rayon is a fool because he didn't take the time to know joe. If he would have talked to joe he would've realized the peron joseph really is. At one time me and joseph were together everyday. Well we all used to chill together as a group where joseph previoulsy lived and i knew joseph like he was part of my family. Joseph liked to talk things out and joseph rarely swore. I swear like a sailor, so did all of us but joseph just wasn't that type of person. He found other ways to get his point across. If rayon would've called joe or even had the girl that was stuck between them express his feelings of concern to him this whole tradegy probably wouldn't have taken place and i wouldn't be so heart broken!!!!!!!!