Boston Police Report 1st Murder Of 2011
- Jan 4, 2011, 5:45 PM
- 13 Comments
A man shot in Dorchester Mattapan Dorchester (BPD considers this address Dorchester) on Tuesday afternoon has died from his injuries, police say, marking Boston’s first homicide for 2011.
Police say the victim was in his early 20s. There have been no arrests.
The shooting occurred at 612 Blue Hill Ave., at the intersection with Columbia Road, near the Franklin Park Zoo.
Boston reported 72 homicides in 2010, up from 50 in 2009. Hubbub will be tracking all 2011 murders, and I’ll be asking the public’s help to make our reporting more complete.
Update: I started the 2011 murder map.
Update: Police identified the victim as Nicholas Bufford, 21, of Dorchester.
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the only one he loved shhh i wont tell even though u gone i miss u and always thinking of u i dont wanna be angry anymore i want u to be in peace papi
Hey Bennie, Its Mariane Nick’s girlfriend..It was nice of you to post this like this..Nic was a very great person and we all know that..He was always talking bout you and the fourwheelers..He will always be with us and thats the truth..I feel him with me everyday and within my son..Take care..
Nic was apart of my family .He was my cousin , I wise we had spent more time together. Nic was a great person and he will all ways be missed R.I.P
ANYWAYS NOT ONE DESERVED TO BE DEATH…. U DONT THINK IS TIME TO STOP THE CRIME? WHAT U WOULD DO TO HELP U COMUNITY SO THE VIOLENCE STOP AND STOP THE HATE WHY CANT WORK WITH THAT? HOW MANNY WOUMAN KIDS MEN HAVE TO DIED SO THE CITY CAN TAKE IT SERIESLY…IS NOT REASON TO TAKE SOME ONES LIFE IS NOT RIGHT…..@U WILL HAVE ANSWER FOR ME GARDENIA…….
@GARDENIA NO MATTER WHERE I WAS WHEN NICHOLAS GET KILL AND NEED HELP..WHAT THEY MATTER KNOW IS WE ARE NOT SAFE NO WHERE,THIS HAPPEN DAY TIME !! KIDS WILL GO TO BED AT 8PM!! BUT DO U GO TO BED AT 8PM? AND MY KID THANX GOD THE ALL GROWN NOT LITLE ONES THEY ARE IN THE ARMY!!!!
So Loretta, where were you when this poor guy needed help? Do you approve of gangs? May be everyone should be home in bed by 8PM. I hope your kids are safe.
AND HE 25 YEAR OLD CLEAR FOR EVRYONE.. HE WAS A FATHER HUSBAN AND SON… SO HE DON’T DESERVED TO BE KILL LIKE THAT… ESPECIAL WHEN U DO IT BY THE BACK…. IS BEEN COWARD WHO EVER DO THIS,NO HEART… WHAT IS THE POLICE IN BOSTON IS DOING TO STOP THE CRIMES BEATING PEOPLE UP FOR STUPID THING…. WHY THE CITY DONT GIVE MOORE JOBS SO THEY CAN STOP THE CRIMES IN THE CITY…. STOP THE VIOLENCE HOW MANNY PEOPLES MOORE HAVE TO DIED…….
DONT WORRY NICK JUSTICE WILL COME NOT MATTER WHAT…. U WAS A HUMAN BEN NOT HUMAM DESERVED TO GET KILL….. DONT KNOW HOW PEOPLE GOT THE HEART TO KILL SOMEONE WHEN THEY CAME FROM A HUMAN… I GUESS THEY ARE MOSTER THE GROW WITH NOT FELLING I FELL SAD FOR ALL THIS PEOPLE
WELL IS TRUE IF U GOING TO GIVE INFORMATION GIVE THEM RIGTH IF NOT GO BACK TO SCHOOL JUST GET EVRITHING RIGTH BEFORE U WRITE ARTICULO… AND YES HE WAS A FATHER HE GOT HIS LITLE FAM.. HOW U GOING TO TOLD ME NOT ONE SEE ANITHING LIKE ALWAYS BUT I BETT THE IF IS SOMEONE THE NOT ARE FOR MEDIA CLASS THEY MOVE THEY HOLD WORL LISTEN HE WAS A SON A HUSBAN AND AFATHER WHY HE HAVE TO GO
Why isn’t there more information on this shooting? People need to know what’s going on. That person was someone’s son and family member. Police should keep public updated as to arrests and the investigation. It seems that folks are getting numb to many situations that happen in communities of color.
You know and I know 612 Blue Hill AV is in Dorchester. So, why the Mattapan scenirio?
Thanks Megan, we have fixed the error.
The title of this blog post should be changed from “1st murder of 2010″ to “1st murder of 2011″.