A 4-year-old boy was struck and killed in a hit-and-run in Hyde Park Tuesday evening.
“On a warm, summer day, this is just a horrible tragedy that has taken place,” Mayor Michelle Wu, her voice clearly wavering with the burden of the second, stated throughout a press convention on the scene at round 11:40 p.m. “We urge everyone just to be vigilant, whether you are driving, whether you’re out and about, of how much can change in just a split second.”
Boston Police Superintendent Gregory Long stated the kid was within the space of 165 Wood Ave., close to the intersection with Tacoma Street, at round 9:30 p.m. “when the suspect motor vehicle struck him, did not stop, and fled the area.”
An off-duty Boston firefighter ran to the boy’s physique and did all he may to render first assist earlier than Boston EMS arrived after which transported him to Boston Medical Center, the place he was pronounced lifeless, Long stated. Police had been canvassing the realm for any doable witnesses or safety footage that would present investigators a clue for who’s accountable.
Long famous that “clearly efforts were taken” within the neighborhood to stop such a horrific occasion, with one close by signal studying “Act like your child lives here.”
“Obviously this is an extremely tragic situation this evening and our thoughts and prayers go to this child, this child’s family and this community that unfortunately had experienced this traumatic event,” Long stated.
He and Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden urged anybody with any data to contact Boston murder detectives at 617-343-4470 or to offer nameless data to the CrimeStoppers Tip Line by calling 1-800-494-TIPS (8477) or texting the phrase “TIP” to CRIME (27463).
“We are here tonight with very heavy hearts. A family has suffered a terrible loss with a boy so young,” Hayden stated. “Our thoughts and prayers are with them and this community and we just beseech this entire community’s help. Our efforts will be for this family and with this community as we attempt to find out who’s responsible for this tragic, tragic accident.”
Wu thanked off-duty firefighter and the opposite first responders for his or her efforts and added that the town sends “our condolences to the family and all of the community members and the people who loved this little boy. It’s absolutely devastating about what transpired in just a split second.”
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