According to Milton J. Valencia author of "The Boston Globe" "Four teenagers were shot last night as they sat on the front steps of a Wardman Road home in Roxbury, a place where witnesses said they have hung out peaceably on many summer days"
First responders say the teenagers, "who were not identified, were taken to local hospitals, where they were treated for injuries not considered life-threatening." Police officials say the teens were from 15 to 16 years of age.
Witnesses say "They sit on the steps every day, but they don't do anything wrong," another witness , a neighbor who has three children.Say's "Nobody ever bothers them."
Police said the shooting was the latest involving young people in what has become a troubling trend. "It's unfortunate, but more and more over the last few years, that's what we're seeing, 15-, 16-, 17-year-old with guns, trying to resolve their problems that way," police Superintendent Rafael Ruiz said last night at the scene.
Ruiz a Boston police superintendent who was on the scene said "the shooting occurred just before 9:30 p.m. The victims were shot in the legs."
Ruiz also told reporters that "two of the teenagers were taken to Boston Medical Center and two to Children's Hospital."
Last night, police detectives continued to investigate. Ruiz told investigators that "the Boston police department have not yet determined whether the victims knew the shooter."
As of Aug. 3, there were 136 nonfatal shootings in 2008, compared with 141 at the same time last year.
First responders say the teenagers, "who were not identified, were taken to local hospitals, where they were treated for injuries not considered life-threatening." Police officials say the teens were from 15 to 16 years of age.
Witnesses say "They sit on the steps every day, but they don't do anything wrong," another witness , a neighbor who has three children.Say's "Nobody ever bothers them."
Police said the shooting was the latest involving young people in what has become a troubling trend. "It's unfortunate, but more and more over the last few years, that's what we're seeing, 15-, 16-, 17-year-old with guns, trying to resolve their problems that way," police Superintendent Rafael Ruiz said last night at the scene.
Ruiz a Boston police superintendent who was on the scene said "the shooting occurred just before 9:30 p.m. The victims were shot in the legs."
Ruiz also told reporters that "two of the teenagers were taken to Boston Medical Center and two to Children's Hospital."
Last night, police detectives continued to investigate. Ruiz told investigators that "the Boston police department have not yet determined whether the victims knew the shooter."
As of Aug. 3, there were 136 nonfatal shootings in 2008, compared with 141 at the same time last year.
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