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Anthony Toombs

Case from Boston, MA dated Nov 05, 2016

Victim Details

Anthony Toombs

Male

Black / African American

Boston

MA

2016-11-05

24

Anthony

Toombs

07/07/2026

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On a Saturday morning in Boston, on November 5, 2016, a young Black / African American man named Anthony Toombs was found shot inside a car on Nazing Street in the Roxbury neighborhood. The 24-year-old was rushed to a hospital but ultimately succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. Friends of Toombs, who knew him as "Lil Ant," were left mourning his sudden and violent death.

The investigation into the shooting, which police suspected was gang-related, quickly focused on a suspec ...
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  • bpdnews.com: UPDATE: Murder Suspect Under Arrest and Victim Identified in Death Investigation in the area of 36 Nazing Street in Roxbury
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