June 24, 2019
Jaymil Ellerbe
DEMOGRAPHICS
Black, Male, 19
LOCATION
Penhallow St. Dorchester, MA
ARMED
Gun
CLASSIFICATION
Gunshot
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Boston Police
A 19-year-old man was killed in an officer-involved shooting in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston on Monday evening. Witnesses told police that the victim fired gunshots at two Boston police officers before he was fatally shot. Boston Police Commissioner William Gross said the officers were not struck by gunfire. Witnesses also told local news station WCVB that they heard approximately eight gunshots in the exchange, which transpired near 10 Penhallow St.
The Boston Police Department and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office are actively investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding this incident.
STATUS Under Investigation