A man died of a gunshot wound he sustained while in a car that later crashed, Boston Police said.
Officers went to the area of 163 Ruthven St. in Dorchest around 10:01 p.m. Thursday for a radio call for a person shot, Boston Police wrote in a statement. Arriving officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.
“Preliminary investigation suggests the incident may have occurred inside a vehicle that subsequently crashed,” police wrote.
The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
If the man’s death is ruled a homicide, it would be the 17th killing in the city this year, said Sgt. Detective John Boyle, a spokesman for the police department. There were only five homicides in the city as of June 20, 2024 — the city had a historically low homicide rate last year.
Detectives from the police department’s homicide unit are “actively reviewing the facts and circumstances surrounding this incident,” the statement reads.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 617-343-4470.
