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Machel Martin

Case from Boston, MA dated Oct 01, 2012

Victim Details

Machel Martin

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Boston

MA

2012-10-01

2012-10-01

34

Machel

Martin

07/15/2026


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In the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, a 34-year-old Black man named Machel Martin was fatally shot on the evening of October 1, 2012. The incident, which also left two other individuals wounded, took place on Park Street near Geneva Avenue in the Fields Corner area. Martin, a resident of Boston, was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

The shooting occurred around 10 p.m., sending shockwaves through the local community. The two other victims, a ma ...
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  • Friends, neighbors rocked by week's killings - Boston Herald
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