Víctor A. López Sánchez, 46, male, originally from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, was fatally shot on the night of February 20, 2020, inside an apartment at 89 Woodrow Avenue in Dorchester, Boston.
Police were called around 11:10–11:11 p.m. and found him suffering from a gunshot wound; he was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Neighbors described a typically quiet block stunned by the sudden violence as investigators sealed off the street and processed the scene through the night.
Initial reports identified the victim as “Marcos Blanco,” an alias by which he was known locally, but later records and memorial notices confirmed his full name as Víctor A. López Sánchez. He was listed as a Dorchester resident with roots in the Dominican Republic, details that surfaced as friends and family began to mourn publicly in the days that followed.
Months later, on August 5–6, 2020, Boston police arrested 25-year-old Sabrion Ramsure of Roxbury in the Mission Main housing development on Parker Street. He was charged with murder and armed kidnapping in connection with the shooting and was slated for arraignment in Dorchester District Court. Authorities noted the investigation was continuing even after the arrest, asking anyone with information to come forward.
Gun-violence registries and obituary postings list his date of death as February 20–21, 2020, reflecting the late-night timing of the attack and subsequent hospital pronouncement, but all accounts agree on the fatal shooting and the location in Dorchester. The case stands as one of Boston’s early 2020 homicides, a quiet home suddenly transformed into a crime scene and, later, a point of return for loved ones remembering the man behind both names.
