Roxbury

One man has died in a Roxbury shooting early Sunday.

The 22nd Annual Roxbury International Film Festival, running Sept. 30-Oct. 5, features 69 movies that share the voices and stories of filmmakers of color. While this is the first year the festival is held virtually due to the pandemic, Director Lisa Simmons says, “now more than ever is the time for these stories and these filmmakers to be championed for...

A protest march that started in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston Friday evening to call for justice for Breonna Taylor made its way downtown, days after it was announced police officers in Kentucky would not face charges in connection to her shooting death. After marching from Roxbury’s Nubian Square, protestors gathered outside Faneuil Hall after the march ended. The...

Protesters gathered in Roxbury’s Nubian Square to march after authorities in Louisville, Kentucky announced that the officer who shot and killed Breonna Taylor would not be charged in her death.

A firefighter was injured early Thursday morning when battling flames that left four adults and two children displaced in Roxbury. The firefighter was taken to the hospital. A fire broke out in the basement of a four-story brick multi-family around 3 a.m. Thursday, located at 113 Harrishoff Street in Roxbury. Damages are estimated to be around $50,000, according to the…

A man was killed and two others hurt in a shooting in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood Friday evening, the city’s police commissioner said. Police are investigating the shooting, which was reported about 7:45 p.m. on Hammond Street near Westminster Street. Responding officers found three men suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. All three were taken to local area hospitals. Two had...

Supporters showed up to a candlelight vigil in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood Saturday night, honoring the life and legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg while vowing to continue her fight. At 87 years old, Justice Ginsburg was an unexpected icon of younger generations that are now mourning her death across the country — from the U.S. Supreme Court to courthouses around Boston….

Supporters at Saturday night’s candlelight vigil in Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood honored the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and vowed to continue her fight.

Boston police are investigating the shooting, which was reported about 7:45 p.m. on Hammond Street near Westminster Street in Roxbury.

A Boston police officer was hurt on the job after pulling someone over early Thursday morning, officials said. Police responded to a report of an officer injured near 51 Regent Street in Roxbury just before 2 a.m. Thursday. The call was initiated as a traffic stop, according to the Boston Police Department. The officer suffered non-life threatening injuries and was…

A Massachusetts man is being held without bail for the murder of a convenience store clerk who was shot in the head during a robbery in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood last month. Twenty-four-year-old Tanjim Siam, who was shot on July 14 while working at the M&R Store on Shawmut Avenue, died from his injuries on Saturday, according to the Suffolk District Attorney’s...

A 24-year-old clerk who was shot in the head during a robbery at a convenience store in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood has died of his injuries. Tanjim Siam was shot on July 14 while working at the M&R Store on Shawmut Avenue. The store’s owner, Abdul Matin, says police told him a man came in shortly before closing and pulled...

The 24-year-old died early Saturday after being removed from life support.

A man has been arrested more than three weeks after the shooting of a convenience store clerk in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. Tanjim Siam, 21, was shot on July 14 while working at the M&R Store on Shawmut Avenue. He is still fighting for his life. Friday, police announced that 25-year-old Stephon Samuel of Lynn, Massachusetts, had been arrested in...

An arrest was made weeks after a clerk was shot while working at a convenience store in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood.

The family of a 21-year-old store clerk who was shot during a robbery in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood has traveled from Bangladesh to be by his side. Tanjim Siam remains on life support at Boston Medical Center after being shot on July 14 while working at the M&R Store. For his family, the pain is debilitating. Feelings of sadness cut...

A store clerk who was shot while on the job in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood remains on life support, and his family has come from Bangladesh to be by his side.

One woman has been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood around midnight Tuesday. Mary Fox, 38, of Boston, was arrested and charged with murder stemming from an incident near 1024 Massachusetts Ave. in Roxbury. Police said they arrived at the scene around midnight, where they discovered an adult male victim suffering from a stab wound….

A man has been arrested in connection to a fatal stabbing in Roxbury, Massachusetts on Friday night.  Police arrested Cesar Valentin, 34, of Chelsea, who now faces murder charges in the death of Damien Hughes, 27, of Boston.  On Friday, July 31, police responded to reports of a person stabbed in the area of Southampton Street around 7:30 a.m. Officers…