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In the early morning hours of Saturday, July 21, 2007, the life of a young African-American man, Samuel Docanto, was tragically cut short. At approximately 3:22 a.m., officers from the Roxbury district responded to reports of gunfire in the area of Woodledge Street in Dorchester. Upon their arrival, they discovered 21-year-old Samuel Docanto suffering from a gunshot wound.
Emergency services transported Docanto to Boston Medical Center, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pron ...Read More
In the early morning hours of Saturday, July 21, 2007, the life of a young African-American man, Samuel Docanto, was tragically cut short. At approximately 3:22 a.m., officers from the Roxbury district responded to reports of gunfire in the area of Woodledge Street in Dorchester. Upon their arrival, they discovered 21-year-old Samuel Docanto suffering from a gunshot wound.
Emergency services transported Docanto to Boston Medical Center, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pron ...Read More
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Samuel Docanto
April 13, 2023
Male
African-American / Black
Boston
MA
2007-07-21
2007-07-21
21
Samuel
Docanto
11/08/2025
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06/26/2024
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06/26/2024
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12/12/2023
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12/12/2023
I recently came across the sad story of Samuel Docanto's murder from 2007, and I can't stop thinking... ...Read More
05/23/2023
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