On the evening of September 22, 2018, a burst of violence shattered the normal Saturday night routine at a Jamaica Plain barbershop. Inside the Professional Barber Shop on South Street, 25-year-old Felix Paulino of Mattapan was shot. The incident occurred at approximately 9:50 p.m., a time when the shop might have been winding down for the evening.
Instead, it became the scene of a fatal encounter that would leave the community shaken.
Emergency services were dispatched to the location, and upon arrival, they found Paulino suffering from gunshot wounds. He was a young man, a male with his life abruptly cut short. He was quickly transported to a nearby hospital in a desperate attempt to save him. Despite the efforts of medical professionals, the injuries proved to be too severe, and Felix Paulino was pronounced dead.
In the aftermath of the shooting, the Boston Police Department launched a homicide investigation. Detectives processed the scene at the barbershop, gathering evidence and seeking to piece together the events that led to the deadly shooting. The community was left to mourn the loss of a young man, remembered by some as a kind-hearted and friendly individual. However, as time has passed since that tragic night, public online sources and news reports have not contained information regarding any arrests made in connection with the murder of Felix Paulino. The identity of any suspect or suspects responsible for his death has not been publicly released.
