An African-American / Black male named Stefan Pires, aged 22, was fatally shot on the evening of September 27, 2012, in Boston, Massachusetts. The incident occurred shortly after 7 p.m. inside the Universal Barber Shop & Beauty Salon located at 436 Geneva Avenue in the Dorchester neighborhood. Pires was in the midst of getting a haircut when a lone gunman entered the establishment and opened fire.
He was struck in the head and pronounced deceased at the scene.
The brazen attack also resulted in injury to an elderly woman in her 70s who was also present in the salon. She was shot but survived her injuries. Authorities at the time stated their belief that Stefan Pires was the specific target of the shooting and that the woman was an unintended victim. The assailant fled the scene immediately after the shooting, and no detailed description of the suspect was publicly released.
In the years following the death of Stefan Pires, his case has remained unsolved. The Boston Police Department continues to list his death as an open homicide investigation. No arrests have ever been made in connection with the murder, and no suspects have been publicly identified by law enforcement officials. The police have periodically requested that anyone with information regarding the shooting come forward to assist in the ongoing investigation. The motive behind the targeted killing remains unclear to the public.
