CRIME
Quincy man identified as victim in fatal Boston shooting
Joe DiFazio
jdifazio@patriotledger.com
BOSTON— Police have identified a Quincy man as the victim in a fatal Boston shooting.
Police said Lovenson Pierre, 26, of Quincy, was shot dead in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston on Thursday.
Police said they found Pierre suffering from a gunshot wound near 4 Hazelton St. at 9:09 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The shooting is still under investigation and police ask anyone with information to call Boston police homicide detectives at 617-343-4470.
This is the second Quincy man to be killed by gun violence in Boston in a month. Dwight Stamp was killed in the Boston neighborhood of Roxbury on July 12.
Joe Difazio can be reached at jdifazio@patriotledger.com.