In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Boston, the life of 23-year-old Joshua Hines, a Black male from Mattapan, was tragically cut short. On June 16, 2019, at approximately 1:15 a.m., Boston Police responded to a call for shots fired in the area of 6 Michigan Avenue in Dorchester. Upon arrival, officers discovered Hines suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later determined his death to be a homicide.
Joshua, who was the beloved son of the late Kimbaley Thompson, passed away unexpectedly, leaving behind a host of family and friends to mourn his loss. A week after his death, on June 24, 2019, family and friends gathered for a visitation and a Celebration of Life Service at the United Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain.
In the wake of the shooting, the Boston Police Department launched a death investigation, urging anyone with information to come forward. They appealed to the public for assistance, providing contact information for their Homicide Unit and an anonymous tip line. Despite these efforts, information regarding any suspects or arrests in connection with Joshua Hines' murder has not been publicly released. His case is listed among the unsolved homicides in Boston for 2019, a painful reminder of a life taken too soon and a quest for justice that remains unfulfilled.
