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2 Killed, Another Injured in Separate Boston Shootings

The Boston Police Department is investigating separate shootings in Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan

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Two people are dead and another is injured after three separate shootings in Boston Wednesday night.

The Boston Police Department said officers responded to the area of Dale Street and Regent Street in Roxbury around 8:20 p.m., to find a man with an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on scene by Boston EMS, authorities said. He was identified Saturday as 29-year-old Damonte Dancy.

In Dorchester, officers responded just after 5 p.m. to a report of shots fired on Van Winkle Street. After getting to the scene, officers learned that the man who was hurt was at a nearby hospital. The man died of his injuries while at the Carney Hospital, police said. He has since been identified as 25-year-old Keondre Roberts.

A third person was shot on West Selden Street in Mattapan, suffering non-life-threatening injuries.

No arrests have been made in any of the incidents.

In the two deadly shootings, police ask that anyone with information reach out to contact Boston Public Homicide Detectives at (617) 343-4470.

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