BOSTON, MA – A double homicide investigation is underway in Hyde Park after Boston Police officers responded to a shooting incident on Saturday, around 9:37 PM at 36 Dedham Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered 21-year-old Joshua Marshall of Stoughton inside a motor vehicle, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Marshall was pronounced deceased at the scene.
While officers were still on the scene, they received information about another victim who had walked into Milton Hospital with a gunshot wound. The second victim, identified as 23-year-old Reneil Miller of Hyde Park, was later pronounced deceased at the hospital. Preliminary information indicates that the two incidents are likely related.
The Boston Police Department is actively reviewing the facts and circumstances surrounding the case. Anyone with information about the shootings is strongly urged to contact Boston Police Homicide Detectives at (617) 343-4470.
Community members wishing to assist in the investigation anonymously can do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word “TIP” to CRIME (27463). The BPD will stringently guard and protect the identities of all those who wish to help in the investigation anonymously.