By adamg - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 9:51pm

Two people were shot on Dudley Street, one at Dudley and Mt. Pleasant Avenue, the other outside 225 Dudley Street, closer to Greenville Street,  around 8:40 p.m. Read more.

By adamg - Sat, 05/18/2024 - 10:07pm

Boston Police report arresting a 13-year-old after he returned to the Mr. Pleasant Play Area to retrieve the handgun with 10 loaded rounds somebody had left there Monday morning - along with another young teen and a Charlestown man. Read more.

By adamg - Mon, 05/02/2022 - 9:18am

Boston Police report officers responding to a ShotSpotter report Mt. Pleasant Avenue near Blue Hill Avenue Sunday afternoon ended up arresting a Roxbury man with a loaded gun a half mile away. Read more.

By adamg - Fri, 09/24/2021 - 11:10pm

Multiple gunshots reported around 10:50 p.m. on Mt. Pleasant Avenue between Mt. Pleasant Terrace and Forest Street. At least two cars were hit in what might have been a gun battle.

Ballistic dog at scene
By adamg - Sun, 10/04/2020 - 12:46pm

Live Boston reports at least four shots were fired on Mt. Pleasant Avenue at Fairland Street around 11:45 p.m. on Saturday. Nobody was hit.

By adamg - Thu, 07/02/2020 - 10:06pm

Victim identified as Xhavier Rico.

A 15-year-old was fatally shot in the chest at 39 Mt. Pleasant Ave. shortly before 10 p.m. . Read more.

By adamg - Mon, 04/15/2019 - 8:25am

Boston Police report that officers arriving to investigate gunfire in the area of Mt. Pleasant Avenue and Vine Street in Roxbury around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday couldn't help but notice the car idling and facing the wrong way, especially because it matched the description of a car witnesses had seen near the scene of the gunfire. Read more.

By adamg - Sun, 08/13/2017 - 11:33pm

UPDATE: Victim identified as Damien Spencer, 36.

Boston Police report a man shot in the chest at 39 Mt. Pleasant Ave. around 11:30 p.m. died at a local hospital. Read more.

By adamg - Sat, 07/29/2017 - 9:28pm

Around 9:25 p.m. at 42 Mt. Pleasant Ave.

By adamg - Tue, 12/27/2016 - 11:15am

Around 11:10 a.m. at 43 Mt. Pleasant Ave. Not considered life threatening.