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Mayor on massacre: ‘We’re gonna get them’
By Laura Crimaldi, O’Ryan Johnson and Laurel J. Sweet | Tuesday, September 28, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Local Coverage
Photo by Angela Rowlings
“We’re gonna get them,” a somber Menino told a press conference moments ago. “We’re gonna lock up ’em up and throw the key away.”
The mass murder unfolded at about 1 a.m., saidBoston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, when the department’s shot spotter detected gunshots at 40 Woolson St. Two men and one woman were pronounced dead at the scene, while a toddler was rushed to the hospital and died shortly thereafter, Davis said. A fifth victim will not survive, he said.
Authorities are urging the community to step forward with any information they have about the horrific crime.
“We’re imploring the public to please join us and share what they know,” said Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Conley.
The mayor, who called Gov. Deval Patrick this morning about the crime, said the victims knew their killers.
“We’ll continue to take action on the impact players and their families,” he said. “These are deep-rooted issues that go beyond our young people. We must tackle entire families, mental health issues, anger and no regard for life - their own or others.”
Davis confirmed that all the victims were found outside the home and that one victim was naked. Sources told the Herald that others were only partially clothed.
The mom was found cradling her 2- or 3-year-old son in her arms, sources said.
“This feels like from what is currently known a summary execution,” said the Rev. Eugene Rivers, at the crime scene. “This is a horrific tragedy that is an opportunity for the city to come together about how we deal with the culture of violence.”
Neighbor Ralph Myrthil said he heard six shots early this morning, ran outside and saw two naked men lying on the sidewalk.
“They were simply sleeping,” he said. “They (caught) them, they grabbed them and they shoot them. It was a great shock in the area.”
Police spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll said homicide investigators are searching for a silver or gray Ford Explorer that may somehow be connected to the shooting. She said police are now trying to chase down that vehicle after units rushing to the scene and investigators put out the call for the car.
“There ain’t no protection here,” said Samuel T. Moran, 59, who lives on Wildwood Street. “I think Mayor Menino and Deval Patrick need to pay attention more closely.”
Moran said he was asleep in a chair at his home when he was awoken by four gunshots, but he assumed it was just the sound of firecrackers. When he heard another shot, he said he looked outside.
“I saw a shadow running down the street and a gray vehicle going down Wildwood Street toward Wilson,” he said.
At the crime scene this morning, the district attorney told reporters this is an “unprecedented” crime.
“You don’t see this in Boston or really throughout the country for that matter,” he said. “A small child was not doing anything. As a parent, as a citizen of the city, it breaks your heart. It’s very troubling to see what man can do to man.”
Police are handing out leaflets across the neighborhood today, asking for the community’s help.
A group of mourners were seen sobbing and screaming a few hundred yards from the crime scene and a local minister arrived to comfort them. After nearly an hour of grief, police arrived to give the family and friends an escort away from the media.
School buses were pulling by the scene this morning near Morton Street and kids could be seen staring out the windows. Police have put down green evidence cones where bullet casings were found.
Joe Dwinell and Mark Garfinkel contributed to this report.
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