A man was fatally shot in the head last Saturday night (May 4) shortly before 11 p.m. at Blue Hill Avenue and Georgia Street in Grove Hall. The man, whose identity has not yet been made public by authorities, was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police recovered two shell casings at the scene. The incident marked the eighth recorded homicide in Boston to date in 2025, according to police reports.
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A federal judge last week sentenced Jonathan DaRosa, 32, to 57 months in federal prison for his role in the actions of Dorchester’s Cameron Street gang, a violent group that prosecutor said was in a running conflict with a rival gang based on nearby Barry Street.
DaRosa pleaded guilty last January to charges of racketeering, firearms volations, and drug distribution, the US attorney’s office said.
In a sentencing memorandum to US District Court Judge William Young, prosecutors noted that DaRosa was a repeat offender who was arrested on four occasions for firearm offenses— for which he received jail time. He has been in in federal prison for 43 months since his latest offense.
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A 29-year-old Mattapan man was arrested last Thursday (May 1) on firearm charges after police say they observed him and others loitering outside a pizza shop in Mattapan Square. According to a police account, when officers attempted to speak to the suspect, he “began to sprint in the opposite direction.” They caught up to the man— later named as Naquan Mahone— after a foot pursuit, but say he refused to drop a gun they say they saw in his hand. Officers were safely able to disarm Mahone and place him into handcuffs,” a police report said. “The firearm that was recovered was later determined to be an Sig Sauer P365 with one round in the chamber and ten rounds in the magazine.”
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Boston Police last week warned residents to be wary of “contractor scams” involving “international travelers who may approach Boston residents offering home improvement services.”
“In past years, residents have lost tens of thousands of dollars on driveway, masonry, roofing, and other repairs—only to be left with unnecessary, poor, or incomplete work. What begins as a $1,500 job can quickly escalate to $30,000 in damages,” police warned, adding, “many of these individuals are from the UK or Ireland and are not legally allowed to work in the United States.”
