On a summer afternoon in Boston, 17-year-old K’Shaun Webster, a Black / African American male, was looking forward to a trip to the beach with his best friend. It was July 19, 2020, and he and 16-year-old Dante Carlor were sitting outside the Carlor family’s home in Dorchester, waiting for their ride to arrive. The day took a tragic turn when a gunman opened fire on the two teenagers in broad daylight. K’Shaun was struck twice, and Dante was hit six times as he tried to escape.
Both boys were rushed to local hospitals, but neither survived their injuries. The shooting occurred around 4:42 PM on Wildwood Street.
The brazen nature of the daytime shooting sent shockwaves through the community, yet the investigation into the deaths of K’Shaun and Dante has been met with a wall of silence. To date, no arrests have been made, and no suspects have been publicly identified in connection with the murders. The Boston Police Department has repeatedly asked for the public's help, urging anyone with information to come forward. However, community members have been reluctant to speak out, reportedly out of fear of retaliation. This lack of witness cooperation has been a significant obstacle for homicide detectives, who acknowledge the difficulty in solving cases without community input.
The pain for the families of K’Shaun and Dante was compounded by a distressing error after their deaths. The two best friends, who were supposed to be laid to rest side-by-side at Hope Cemetery in Worcester, were buried in each other's graves. The mistake was discovered by family members who noticed the incorrect plot numbers on the deeds when visiting the gravesites. This led to the painful process of having to exhume one of the caskets to confirm the mix-up, adding another layer of trauma to their unimaginable loss. The case of K'Shaun Webster's unsolved murder highlights a challenging period in Boston, which saw a low clearance rate for homicides in 2020.
