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Richard Long

Case from Boston, MA dated Mar 31, 2015

Victim Details

Richard Long

Male

Black / African American

Boston

MA

2015-03-31

37

Richard

Long

07/10/2026

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On a tragic day in Boston, 37-year-old Richard Long, a Black male, lost his life in a violent sequence of events that unfolded on March 31, 2015. Responders were called to the 300 block of Harvard Street in Dorchester following a report of a person shot. Upon their arrival, they discovered a fire blazing on the first floor of a residence.

After firefighters successfully extinguished the flames, they made a grim discovery inside the apartment. Richard Long was found suffering from gunshot ...
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  • bpdnews.com: UPDATE: Death Investigation in the Area of 332 Harvard Street, Dorchester
  • NECN: 1 Dead, 1 Injured in Shooting, Fire in Boston
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