A man was shot in the leg near the intersection of Dudley and Washington streets in Roxbury at about 8 p.m. on Wednesday, and two people are now in custody in connection with the shooting. Police say the suspects tried to get away on a scooter before they were caught, and a firearm was recovered at the scene.
Officers responded to the intersection around 8 p.m. after a report of a shooting, according to Yahoo News. The man was transported to a hospital to be treated for his gunshot wound to the leg, the outlet reported. Two people were taken into custody in connection with the shooting, and a firearm has been recovered, per that same account.
Boston police said the suspects fled the scene on a scooter, according to WCVB. The station's report did not specify how far the pair got before officers caught up with them or how the two suspects were eventually taken into custody.
What We Still Don't Know
The identities and ages of the two people in custody have not been made public, and it remains unclear whether formal charges have been filed. The victim's current medical condition, including whether the leg wound was serious, also has not been disclosed. Neither has it been established which of the two suspects, if either, is accused of firing the weapon.
A Familiar Stretch of Roxbury
Wednesday's shooting happened barely more than a block from where a Boston police officer and a suspect were both wounded in an exchange of gunfire near Nubian Square about a year earlier, according to NBC Boston. That September 2025 incident began after officers encountered people loitering in a park at Dudley and Washington streets around 12:45 a.m., the station reported, and police said they recovered a high-capacity firearm with an extended magazine along with a rock-like substance packaged in two plastic bags. The suspect in that case, identified by police as 31-year-old Daiquan Rice, was arrested at the hospital and faced attempted murder, gun and drug charges, while both he and the wounded officer were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Boston Police maintain a citywide shootings dashboard tracking incidents where a victim was struck by a bullet, fatally or not, according to the department's Crime Hub. No incident totals or broader trend data tied to that dashboard were available for this report.
Police have not released additional details about Wednesday's shooting, including the exact circumstances that led to the gunfire or the type of firearm recovered from the scene. Hoodline will update this story as more information becomes available.
